31-01-2017 15:09 via uk.news.yahoo.com

EU must stay focused on its own priorities despite Brexit - Merkel

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Union must remain focused on its own issues such as migration, the labour market, digitalisation, security and increased defence cooperation, even as Britain leaves the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. Merkel said she agreed with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven that the remaining 27 EU members needed to work closely together on such key issues, despite the "deep incision" that Britain's vote to leave the EU had caused. ...
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