Bloomberg: EU mulls no-deal Brexit crisis summit in November

14 October 2018

European Union leaders are considering holding a crisis summit in November to draw up contingency plans in case the UK crashes out of the bloc without a deal, EU diplomats said.

If a meeting of EU chiefs in Brussels this week fails to make “decisive progress,” the bloc could switch to Brexit no-deal mode and turn a gathering penciled in for Nov. 17-18 into a highly visible discussion about the fallout of a messy U.K. withdrawal, the diplomats said. While that wouldn’t shut off the possibility of an agreement emerging, the move would be aimed at sending the U.K. a stark warning that time is running out. [...]

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