German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday defended the decision to postpone Brexit for six months, but called for the British parliament to approve the withdrawal agreement by May 23.
Steinmeier told the German Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper it was “important to do everything to limit the negative consequences” of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Warning that Brexit “cannot become an endless horror story,” he added that he was skeptical about the country’s participation in the European parliamentary elections next month.
“That is why it would be best if a constructive majority in the British parliament quickly came to an exit agreement before the elections,” Steinmeier added.