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In Der Spiegel interview German finance minister rules out Britain’s chances of enjoying bloc benefits f-rom outside EU

Author: The Guardian
June 10, 2016 at 11:55
In Der Spiegel interview German finance minister rules out Britain’s chances of enjoying bloc benefits f-rom outside EU

Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, has slammed the door on Britain retaining access to the single market if it votes to the leave the European Uni-on.

In an interview in a Brexit-themed issue of German weekly Der Spiegel, the influential veteran politician ruled out the possibility of the UK following a Swiss or Norwegian model whe-re it could enjoy the benefits of the single market without being an EU member.

“That won’t work,” Schäuble told Der Spiegel. “It would require the country to abide by the rules of a club f-rom which it currently wants to withdraw.

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