May's Letter Asking for Only Short Extension Came as Shock to EU
- Leaders could hold high-wire summit next week if deal fails
- EU sees looming catastrophe and wants to avoid no-deal Brexit
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The European Union had no idea about what was in Theresa May’s Brexit letter until she called European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shortly before addressing U.K. Parliament at lunchtime.
It came as a surprise.