The Twenty-Seven should be able to express a position in favour of a further extension of the Article 50 period, on Wednesday 10 April, at a new European summit devoted to the orderly exit of the United Kingdom, but this will require Theresa May to justify this request and ensure that the EU operates unhindered during this period. This was the message sent on Tuesday 9 April by the European Affairs Ministers of the Twenty-Seven meeting in Luxembourg in the General Affairs Council.