国际英语资讯:May 22 would be new Brexit day if British PMs approve withdrawal deal next week -- Tusk
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 21-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) 27 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Art">Art</span>. 50 <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="May">May</span> 22 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 12, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>27 <span word="also">also</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="assurances">assurances</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span>.</p><p>"<span word="April">April</span> 12 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditional">conditional</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="written">written</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reconvening">reconvening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>.</p><p><span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="long">long</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>' <span word="be">be</span>", <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="chaired">chaired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="long">long</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="end">end</span>."</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="Q">Q</span>&<span word="A">A</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>27 <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="required">required</span>.</p>
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