Varadkar set to argue for long extension of Brexit negotiating period

Taoiseach to discuss EU single market and open Border with Macron and Merkel

Mr Varadkar last week said the EU should be open to a long extension “should the

decide to fundamentally reconsider its approach to Brexit and put back on the table options previously ruled out”.EU leaders have set Friday week as Brexit day if the UK does not ratify the Withdrawal Agreement. However, they also left the door open to a longer extension of Article 50, delaying the UK’s exit, if the UK proposes another way forward.

In advance of his meeting with Mr Macron, Mr Varadkar said in a statement that he was “keen to discuss the possible scenarios arising from this week, particularly how theshould respond to a request for another extension, should there be one, and ongoing efforts to secure ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement”.

“As I have indicated, it is now up to the UK to show how it plans to proceed and avoid a no-deal scenario. We are preparing for all outcomes, and have prepared intensively for a no-deal. But no one should under-estimate the difficulties that a no-deal will present, for all of us.”elections, a prerequisite for an extension past May 22nd, could have on the EU.

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