German Brexit Memo Stresses EU Unity Will Be Paramount in Talks
- ‘We must not let ourselves be divided,’ government tells staff
- Speaking points for officials in paper obtained by Bloomberg
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The German government has told ministry staff that its chief aim in the upcoming Brexit negotiations is to stop the U.K. from dividing the European Union, stressing that the benefits of European integration during the past seven decades must be safeguarded.
Six pages of talking points distributed to government officials detail the main messages to be communicated to outside parties, including German “regret” at the U.K.’s decision to quit the EU. However, Germany’s “foremost priority” during and after the negotiations with the U.K. is the continued unity of the 27 remaining EU nations, according to the document drafted by the German Foreign Ministry and obtained by Bloomberg News.