French President Emmanuel Macron has set out plans to overhaul the EU in following the UK's decision to leave the bloc
French President Emmanuel Macron Image: Moritz Thibaud/ABACA via PA Images French President Emmanuel Macron Image: Moritz Thibaud/ABACA via PA Images FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL Macron has set out plans to overhaul the EU in following the UK’s decision to leave the bloc.
Writing in his opinion piece, Macron said: “Brexit stands as the symbol of that. It symbolises the crisis of a Europe that has failed to respond to its peoples’ need for protection from the major shocks of the modern world. It also symbolises the European trap. The trap lies not in being part of the European Union; the trap is in the lie and the irresponsibility that can destroy it.
He also suggested Europe should also share a common border force, along with a joint office for dealing with asylum demands.Macron’s letter comes as the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is to meet with Britain negotiating team for further talks on the Irish backstop, as the clock continues to tick down the divorce deadline.
His statement has raised some hope that both sides can finally reach a solution, including the Irish backstop - the biggest obstacle to agreement in parliament.“Limiting it in time or introducing a unilateral exit clause would call into question its credibility,” Barnier said. “We’re now at a particularly critical stage in these negotiations,” a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday.
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