Berlin and Paris send conflicting signals on Brexit


  • World
  • Monday, 27 Jun 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement in Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2016, after Britain voted to leave the European Union in the EU BREXIT referendum. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and France agree on one thing: that Europe must change following the shock of last week's Brexit referendum.

But after years of economic and political crisis in Europe that have left deep scars in Berlin and Paris, there appears to be little agreement between the bloc's top two powers about what kind of change is needed and how fast it should come.

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