THE HINDU EU, UK agreed to delay Brexit
CONTEXT:
- European Union leaders and Britain, agreed to a Brexit extension that will allow the U.K. to delay its EU departure date until Halloween.
BACKGROUND:
- Britain didn’t leave the EU on April 12, 2019, after Britain and the EU agreed to an extension till the end of October 2019.
- The period is longer than the extension till June 30 that Prime Minister Theresa May had sought.
- Leaders made clear that the onus was very much on Britain to find a solution and deliver within this period.