EU security must not be damaged by Brexit: German minister
Reuters
Published Jul 02, 2016 12:11PM ET
EU security must not be damaged by Brexit: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should make sure in negotiations with Britain that security in the bloc is not adversely affected by a Brexit, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio.
Britain voted 52 to 48 percent on June 23 in favor of quitting the European Union.
Asked in an interview due to be broadcast on Sunday whether a comment from German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that 'in is in and out is out' would also apply to the bloc's internal security, de Maiziere said: "In principle yes but the exchange of information, which was an important component of our talks, also applies to Great Britain."
He said Britain was, along with France, Germany's most important partner in combating terrorism.
"And we should definitely ensure in negotiations that the exchange of information and security is not impaired by Britain quitting the EU," de Maiziere added.
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