Advertisement

Merkel sees Brexit extension to early 2020 as possibility: party source

AFP
AFP - [email protected]
Merkel sees Brexit extension to early 2020 as possibility: party source
Angela Merkel and Theresa May in Berlin on Tuesday. Photo: DPA

German Chancellor Angela Merkel views an extension of a Brexit deadline for "several months to early 2020 as possible," a source from her party quoted her as telling lawmakers on Tuesday.

Advertisement

Briefing MPs from her CDU-CSU conservative bloc after she hosted British Prime Minister Theresa May for talks in Berlin, Merkel said the option would be discussed at an EU summit on Brexit on Wednesday, according to the source.

SEE ALSO: May meets Merkel in bid to seek Brexit delay as no-deal looms

EU Council president Donald Tusk's office has floated the idea of a "flexible" extension of up to a year, with an option for London to leave earlier if it finds a way through, but there is no agreement on this.

Ahead of talks between May and French President Emmanuel Macron later Tuesday, Paris signalled that it was open to an extension but with limits.

"We've never been closed to the idea of finding an alternative solution to 'no deal' within certain limits and not at any price," said an aide to Macron, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Asked about the length, the aide said a year "seems too long".

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also