By AFPMore by this AuthorBRUSSELSEU leaders agreed Thursday to offer British Prime Minister Theresa May two options to delay Brexit to avoid a damaging "no deal" on March 29, two European sources said. If not, the EU would still offer a shorter postponement to April 12 — the final day before which Britain must say whether it wants to take part in European elections in May. If they do not want to have these elections, "that would mean they have chosen to leave with no deal". Related Content British military opens no-deal Brexit nerve centreA source in the Spanish government added that the goal was to give Britain the maximum chance of getting May's deal approved. EU Council president and summit host Donald Tusk said the decision had been unanimous and that he was now presenting it to May.

Source: Daily Nation March 22, 2019 05:26 UTC