Why are EU leaders meeting for another Brexit summit on 10 April?

Brexit Explained: The meeting – two days before Britain is set to crash out of the bloc – will discuss what happens next

Jon Stone
Brussels
Saturday 30 March 2019 15:50 GMT
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European Council president Donald Tusk announced on Friday that EU leaders would meet for another summit on 10 April.

Why 10 April?

The date of the meeting, which is expected to be in Brussels, is two days before the UK is due to crash out of the EU without a deal – 12 April is the new deadline.

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