"Brexit is a British domestic crisis, not a European one," Macron said, adding that what was important now was to finalise negotiations and see if there was "something that I hope could fly." Macron said it was time to resolve the issue as "we have already spent a lot of time" on discussing Brexit and the priority now was to discuss Britain's future relationship with the EU. Macron's comments came just before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar said they could see a "pathway" towards striking a possible Brexit divorce deal. Macron will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a working dinner Sunday, just days beforean EU summit seen as the last chance for reaching a deal on Britain's looming exit from the bloc. The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday that a deal on Britain's withdrawal was "very difficult but possible" to achieve before next week's summit.

Source: The Local October 10, 2019 15:00 UTC