Door still open for Britain to remain in EU: French President

June 15, 2017 08:52

France President Emmanuel Macron has said that "the door remains open" for Britain to change its mind about Brexit, after talks with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Paris.

Speaking at a joint press conference after talking to visiting May in the Elysee Palace, Macron said the two countries were determined to strengthen their counterterrorism cooperation and announced his country and Britain will jointly launch an action plan to tackle online terrorist threat and radicalization.

Macron threw out the olive branch, even amid rising EU anger about the delays to the exit talks , which he said should be "launched as soon as possible".

"Of course the door remains open, always open until the Brexit negotiations come to an end," the Independent quoted Macron as saying when asked if Britain could yet stay in the EU.

Macron's comments came just hours after Wolfgang Schauble, the powerful German finance minister also gave an indication that UK would find "open doors" in Brussels if it decided not to leave the EU.

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