The United Kingdom could extend its EU membership beyond the summer of 2019 without taking part in the European elections and without undermining the integrity of the European Parliament, according to an opinion from the European Parliament’s Legal Service, prepared in 2017 and revealed on 18 January by theFinancial Times.
The current British MEPs would remain in place until the end of their mandate; the European Parliament would keep the same number of seats, but would be reorganised as...