Iran press/Europe: The European Court of Justice said in a judgement delivered on Monday ruled that the United Kingdom could revoke Article 50 - the exit clause in the EU's constitution - in accordance with its own national constitutional requirements.
"That possibility exists for as long as a withdrawal agreement concluded between the EU and that Member State has not entered into force or, if no such agreement has been concluded, for as long as the two-year period from the date of the notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU, and any possible extension, has not expired," The European Court of Justice added according to Al Jazeera television channel.
"Such a revocation would have the effect that the United Kingdom remains in the EU under terms that are unchanged as regards its status as a Member State," it added.
The UK is due to leave the EU on March 29 next year, two years after it triggered Article 50 and kick-started negotiations with European leaders over a withdrawal agreement.
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EU lawyers had argued during proceedings that revoking Article 50 required consent from the other 27 members of the EU, while the UK government said the court's views on the matter were irrelevant as Britain would not rescind its triggering of the clause.
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the European Commission said it would "take note" of the judgement, but there was an "agreement on the table".
"As President of European Commission (EU) Jean-Claude Juncker said, this deal is the best and only deal possible. We will not renegotiate," he added.
"Our position has therefore not changed and as far as we are concerned the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union on the 29 March 2019."
The British people (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) voted in a referendum for the exit of the country from the European Union on June 23, 2016.
However, the results of a new poll show that more than half of the British people prefer to stay in the EU.
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