But the immediate focus has now shifted from Westminster to Brussels. The other 27 countries need to decide if they will say yes to the U.K.’s request for an extension. Johnson had grudgingly informed the EU on Saturday that the U.K. Parliament needs more time, until the end of January 2020, to leave the EU.

“Following PM Boris Johnson’s decision to pause the process of ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, and in order to avoid a no-deal Brexit, I will recommend the EU27 accept the U.K. request for an extension,” European Council President Donald Tusk, who is leading the extension discussions with the different EU leaders, said on Twitter Tuesday night.

It is unclear at this stage if the EU will accept the U.K. Parliament’s request for a delay until January or decide on a different deadline. This decision will depend on the talks that Tusk has with the different leaders and whether any raise issues about a third delay. It needs to be a unanimous decision.

European leaders have been clear over the last week that their wish is to move on to the next phase of the process. The U.K.’s departure from the EU is made up of two steps: The divorce deal and a future trade deal.

“I hope we can stick to the timeline we gave ourselves and that the date of Oct. 31 is respected,” Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, told reporters in Brussels on Friday. Macron also said: “I do not think that another delay should be granted. We should end these negotiations and move on to talks on our future relations and get them done.”

The EU believes that a further extension would prolong the uncertainty for citizens and businesses on both sides of the English Channel.