- Title: Macron says Brexit deal is "good news"
- Date: 17th October 2019
- Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (OCTOBER 17, 2019) (REUTERS) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, ARRIVING AT PRE-SUMMIT MEETING OF LIBERAL LEADERS, SHAKING HANDS WITH MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND FORMER ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER, DACIAN CIOLOS (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, SAYING: "Hello everyone. We had some good news this morning as a deal was finalised which appears positive for the European Union and the British side. Now we need to get through the next steps and from past experience we need to be reasonably cautious." (SOUNDBITE) (English) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, SAYING: "(JOURNALIST ASKING IF THERE'S TIME FOR DEAL TO CLEAR HOUSE OF COMMONS) This isn't my job. As long as I'm here I'm not a prime minister. This is up to your prime minister now to deliver a vote at the parliament." BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER, CHARLES MICHEL, ARRIVING
- Embargoed: 31st October 2019 11:12
- Keywords: Brexit deal Tusk reaction Brexit summit
- Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- City: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- Country: Belgium
- Topics: European Union,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B1HKG93
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed a Brexit agreement between the British government and the European Union as "good news" on Thursday (October 17) ahead of a summit of EU leaders.
Speaking at a pre-summit meeting of liberal politicians, Macron told reporters that past experience of the process lead him to be cautious, saying it was now up to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to guide the deal through the British parliament.
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