Don't pressure Britain before EU vote, German foreign minister warns

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier cautioned on Thursday against piling pressure on Britain in the run-up to the country's referendum on European Union membership in June. "I don't think we'd be well advised to issue threats from Europe," Steinmeier said in Berlin. "There's no doubt that the Brits know what their interests are and they are aware of the economic disadvantages that would result from leaving the EU." Global economic bodies have in recent weeks spelled out what they cal