EU cannot be 'held hostage' to Brexit crisis: Macron

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AFP Paris
Last Updated : Apr 02 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned the European Union could not "be held hostage" to the Brexit crisis and said that a lengthy extension of the deadline for Britain to leave the bloc was "not a certainty".

Speaking during a visit to Paris by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, the French leader said: "The EU cannot be held hostage to the resolution of a political crisis in the United Kingdom on a long-term basis."

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First Published: Apr 02 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

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