Šarec for shortest possible Brexit delay

Brussels, 21 March - Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec, arriving for a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, called for the shortest possible postponement of Brexit, until the start of EU elections on 23 May, so as to avoid an awkward situation. "It's not us who's going to learn to drive on the left now, but it's up to Britain to decide," he said.

Brussels, Belgium
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec (left) talks with European Council President Donald Tusk on the sidelines of an EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec (left) talks with European Council President Donald Tusk on the sidelines of an EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec (left) talks with European Council President Donald Tusk on the sidelines of an EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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