The European Union has more pressing priorities than Britain's future relationship with the bloc, starting with its own future, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. EU leaders last week rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for post-Brexit trade, standing firm on their position that the plan would undermine their cherished single market. It's the future of the European Union," Le Maire told a small group of foreign journalists on Tuesday. "Any decision that gives European citizens the impression that you can leave the European Union and keep all the advantages would be suicidal," he added. Le Maire said far more was at stake for Britain as all estimates indicated Brexit would have only a limited impact on French economic growth.

Source: dna September 26, 2018 04:52 UTC