Its in Dutch interest to avoid hard Brexit, UK should be given more time: Blok

The European Union should give Britain more time to sort out Brexit but London must be clear on how it plans to do it, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said a day before EU leaders will decide on whether to delay the UK's departure again.

"It's in the Dutch interest to avoid hard Brexit and if more time is needed to avoid no-deal Brexit, we should provide more time," Blok told reporters on arriving at talks with his fellow EU ministers in Luxembourg. "I really hope the UK will find a solution to avoid this no-deal Brexit. We are hoping for a specific plan from the UK side on how to avoid this no-deal Brexit."