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The British House of Commons will vote today on Prime Minister May's request for more time to renegotiate the Brexit agreement with the EU. EU Council President Tusk had asked for concrete proposals from London in a bid to overcome the blockade. Commentators feel certain that the worst can be avoided.

Theresa May has asked the British House of Commons for more time to renegotiate the Brexit agreement with the EU. Since Brussels is unwilling to make concessions on the "backstop" the risk of no agreement being reached before the Brexit date on 29 March is growing. Commentators see the United Kingdom on a dangerous path.

At a ceremony commemorating those who were killed for revenge by Yugoslavian partisans between 1943 and 1945 EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani declared "Long live Italian Istria and Italian Dalmatia". Both regions belonged to Yugoslavia after the war and now belong to its successors Slovenia and Croatia. Not only the leaders of these countries are furious.