by way of The associated Press BRUSSELS — 2h in the past
The latest on Brexit (all times native):
12:55 p.m.
Wholesale florists at London's new Covent garden Market say the lengthen to Britain's deliberate March 29 departure from the european Union is adding to enterprise uncertainty.
Dean Porter of Deanos flora says "I think it's a funny story and that i just want us to get on with it and get out. I've had enough of it."
He says he prefers Britain go away the eu bloc with out an agreed withdrawal deal.
He says "we voted to depart."
however florist Dennis Edwards takes the contrary view, hoping that the impasse in Parliament leads to a second referendum that might keep Britain within the union.
He says "i might vote overwhelmingly to live."
David Gorton of GB Foliage says the confusion about Brexit is putting a damper on company plans.
He says "there is no self assurance. no person is spending any money."
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12:25 p.m.
The major minister of non-european member Norway says there's "still an coming near near hazard" of britain crashing out of the bloc without a deal.
Erna Solberg says, "probably the most critical component" is that Britain works out what it wants and that lawmakers "do not simply vote down proposals but vote for a method ahead."
Solberg spoke Friday in Brussels where she marked the 25th anniversary of the eu economic area with counterparts from Iceland and Liechtenstein. They were invited as visitors of the eu Council.
Late Thursday, eu leaders rejected British prime Minister Theresa may additionally's request to extend the Brexit deadline from March 29 — only one week away — unless June 30.
in its place, they agreed to lengthen only unless can also 22, on the eve of european elections, if can also can persuade Britain's Parliament to propose the Brexit deal. Failing that, Parliament would have until April 12 to select a brand new course.
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11:40 a.m.
Germany's leading enterprise foyer community is looking on Britain to position a swift end to the "excruciating uncertainty" corporations face and get to the bottom of its Brexit deadlock.
European Union leaders have agreed to supply London a bit more time to try and move a twice-rejected divorce deal or select a brand new route, however the contract would not make any clearer what is going to subsequently take place.
Joachim Lang, the chief executive of the Federation of German Industries, said that "our groups want readability. To be sure that, British politicians should conclude the Brexit procedure as quickly as viable."
Lang pointed out that "Parliament in London should weigh the alternatives and settle for the withdrawal settlement." He brought that "Europe has extra to contend with than just the British withdrawal."
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eleven:10 a.m.
Labour lawmaker Hilary Benn says leading Minister Theresa can also needs to start considering alternatives to her divorce cope with the ecu Union to circumvent the crisis a no-deal Brexit would carry.
The day after eu leaders agreed to lengthen the closing date for Britain's departure, Benn instructed the BBC "this is a crisis delayed however here's now not a disaster avoided, and we should get on with it."
Benn, the leader of the apartment of Commons' Brexit Committee, is asking for debate on option proposals to begin Wednesday but says this might not work if may is "not organized to circulation an inch."
Benn says it's time to "open up this process" because Parliament has already rejected the major minister's deal and the choice of leaving with out a deal.
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10:45 a.m.
Croatia's leading minister says European Union leaders are keeping their residents and corporations via setting strict closing dates for Britain's departure from the bloc given the impasse in the U.ok.
Andrej Plenkovic stated Friday that the european is safeguarding "the steadiness, credibility, and reliability of felony device of the union and its associations and the selections which might be taken."
eu leaders have granted a Brexit extend except may additionally 22 should best Minister Theresa may additionally convince Parliament to settle for her deal, or failing that except April 12 to take a wholly new method.
Plenkovic says Croatian citizens need to comprehend whether they are going to have 12 candidates within the can also 23-26 ecu polls or handiest 11, if Britain continues to be a member country.
He regrets the outcome of the Brexit referendum in Britain in 2016 and says european leaders "are negotiating anything we failed to need."
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eight:05 a.m.
European Union leaders are gathering once again Friday after finding out that the political crisis in Britain over Brexit poses too extraordinary a probability to the realm's biggest trading bloc.
In a movement that underlined their lack of confidence in British leading Minister Theresa may additionally, the leaders, set two cut-off dates for Britain to go away or to take an entirely new route in given that its ecu future.
At marathon late evening talks, the leaders rejected may additionally's request to extend the Brexit closing date from March 29 — only one week away — unless June 30.
They conform to extend simplest except may 22, on the eve of eu elections, if she can persuade Britain's Parliament to advocate the Brexit deal. Failing that, might also would have until April 12 to opt for a new course.
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