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Britain must say how it wants to use #Brexit extension - EU presidency
It is critical that Britain explains to European Union leaders how it intends to use the extension of the Brexit deadline it wants to apply for, Romanian European Affairs Minister George Ciamba said on Tuesday (9 April), write Gabriela Baczynska and Jan Strupczewski.
Ciamba, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the bloc, told reporters before a meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg that the EU welcomed Britain’s readiness to organize European parliament elections in May, but that in itself was not enough to grant London more time.
“We welcome the fact there is a commitment to organize European elections, it was one of the requirements to discuss the issue (of the extension),” Ciamba said.
“It is not enough... It is important for us to understand why the UK wants to stay (longer), you have to stay with a view to something,” he said.
“We have been in the same situation just a couple of weeks ago, we cannot afford to be discussing the same issue every two weeks without a plan,” he said.
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