Macron urges EU leaders to avoid being 'prisoner' to Brexit

French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must not remain a hostage to the ongoing Brexit process, as British Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to persuade a deeply divided parliament to back her Brexit deal after an EU summit granted her more time. "The European project must not remain a prisoner to Brexit," Macron told reporters on Friday.

Macron also called for unity within Europe that the block has had a needed wake-up call on China, saying "China plays our divisions." "The period of European naiveté is over," he added, throwing his support behind the Commission's 2016 procurement directive.