On 16 April 2019, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke in the European Parliament to address the extension to 31 October 2019 that has been provided for the UK to leave the EU. President Juncker notes that this is an acceptable outcome for three main reasons:
- The EU has already adopted necessary contingency measures and is ready for a no-deal Brexit and has nothing to gain from great disruption in the UK;
- The integrity and function of the parliament and EU institutions ar…