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French President Francois Hollande said the UK must accept several preconditions if it is to access the single market following any exit from the European Union, during a press conference held in Brussels on Wednesday. Hollande also suggested the UK would have to pay direct costs to the EU, similar to Norway, in order to access the single market. The French president also ruled out any "prenegotiation" period, urging the new UK Conservative government to trigger Article 50 as soon as possible.
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon in Brussels on Wednesday, as the European Council emergency meeting on the 'Brexit' issue takes place in the Belgian capital. Relations between Scotland and the EU, the 'Brexit' result, as well as the possibility of a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from the UK were expected to top the agenda of the meeting.
Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister, said on Wednesday in Paris that a British exit from the European Union will not affect the situation with refugees, stranded in Calais, who are trying to reach the UK.
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak via videoconference to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, accompanied by Employment Minister, Catherine Vautrin, and Industry Minister Roland Lescure, visited the Mauffrey Academy, a training centre for transport and logistics professions in Eloyes in the Vosges region of northeastern France. (COMPLETES VIDI34KK624_EN) IMAGES
With a glass of milk in hand, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal visits the Paris International Agricultural Show, in a calm that contrasts with the tumult that accompanied its inauguration on Saturday by President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
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