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08:46, 18-Jun-2017
Moscovici on Brexit negotiations: EU will be 'amicable and firm'
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The European Union will be "amicable and firm" with Britain in Brexit negotiations due to start on Monday, and all possible options are on the table, the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said.
"On Brexit, we will be neither 'hard', nor 'soft', but amicable and firm," Moscovici told the Sunday edition of French weekly Journal du Dimanche.
"All the scenarios are on the table, including that of no agreement on March 29, 2019. But this is not the one we prefer," he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes UK Prime Minister Theresa May (L) at the Elysee Palace for a meeting on June 13, 2017 in Paris, France. /VCG Photo
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes UK Prime Minister Theresa May (L) at the Elysee Palace for a meeting on June 13, 2017 in Paris, France. /VCG Photo
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble made similar comments this week, saying the door to staying in the EU remained open to Britain so long as exit negotiations had not been concluded.
"They are right to say it," Moscovici added. "The Europeans have never wanted Brexit."
(Source: Reuters)