France on Brexit: ‘Time for this situation to end’
8 years agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron looks on after accompanying out the Irish prime minister (Taoiseach) after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 2, 2019. - French President Emmanuel Macron warned, on April 2, 2019, 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: "Our priority must be the proper functioning of the European Union and the single market. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Saturday that it was time for the Brexit crisis to end, saying that it couldn't continue to dominate EU discussions. "It's time that…