brent: max hofmann, what about reaction from the european union? you're in strasbourg and we know that is where theresa may was last night in that 11th hour attempt to get what she thought would be enough concessions to change today's outcome. has there been any official reaction? max: we've talked to some parliamentarians, this being the seat of the european parliament here, and to sum it up, most of them voice frustration with the decision of the house of commons. they still feel like the brits don't know what they want because, of course, there's a contradiction in rejecting this deal, again, which most of the parliamentarians here really feel is the best deal possible. and on the other hand probably going to vote against a no-deal brexit so that leaves everybody in limbo but i put the question to some parliamentarians here, ok, what should the e.u. do -- because they're always talking about what the u.k. should do. a social democrat says we should have a social referendum. from the european people's party, they say we should agree to that deal

while the joining us from brussels now as you know has brussels bird chief max hofmann very eventful evening where you are this really has been a political game of cat and mouse during the past two years and now tell us what happened. well as you mentioned before we know what's in the draft conclusions regarding bragg's those were available very very late we usually get some form of this draft the day before maybe two days before but the part on bragg's that was blank we do know now that there's a date in there as you said is the twenty second of may so delaying bragg's it until that day why that day well because on the twenty third of may the european election process starts takes from twenty third to twenty sixth of may and the europeans want to avoid that the u.k. does not participate in these elections whilst in in the european union that could have legal entanglement entanglements that might be quite difficult to resolve afterwards some of the member states would have been in favor to follow theresa may for an extension of till the thirtieth of june but like i said it would have

waiting for that press conference set to get under way due to his bro brussels chief is standing by max hofmann this has been such a political game of cat and mouse catches up what has happened. it seems like the situation the discussions between the e.u. leaders is heating up a little bit we didn't know that in the draft conclusions the part regarding brags that there was a date and that date was this one second of may but with strings attached as you said meaning that the extension would only be given until the twenty second of may if the house of commons and the u.k. annex with week would approve that divorce deal that withdrawal agreement that had been negotiated for years but it seems like there are intensive discussions about this date as there is even an idea floated by the french here that there might even be an extension only until the seventh of may and with no strings attached this is most likely not going to be the final version we just don't know we do know though that this is nothing they have just taken and said ok we'll sign off on it. there are discussions going on this might t

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