View from Paris: The need for certainty [The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in France]

Reactions in France to the result of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom held on the 23 June 2016.

Manuel Lafont Rapnouil says there were four key reactions:

1. Astonishment
2. The need to resolve uncertainties, including in the financial markets
3. A sense that this was not just about the UK, especially on the Euroscepticism front
4. The expectation of a major political initiative

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in the EU Institutions and other EU Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-the-eu-institutions-and-other-eu-member-states/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

France: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Referendum on the UK’s Membership of the European Union http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/european-union/events/article/the-referendum-on-the-uk-s-membership-of-the-european-union

ESO: Background information: Brexit stirs up Euroscepticism in the French right http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-stirs-up-euroscepticism-in-the-french-right/

The Local.fr, 24.06.16: Mixed reaction from the French as UK votes for Brexit http://www.thelocal.fr/20160624/mixed-reaction-from-the-french-as-uk-votes-for-brexit

EurActiv, 27.06.16: Brexit contagion reaches French presidential campaign http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/brexit-contagion-reaches-french-presidential-campaign/

EurActiv, 29.06.16: France seeks to capitalise on Brexit to gain influence in Brussels http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/france-seeks-to-capitalise-on-brexit-to-gain-influence-in-brussels/

EurActiv, 29.06.16: Brexit’s long shadow falls on French presidential campaign http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/brexits-long-shadow-falls-on-french-presidential-campaign/

France24, 30.06.16: France says Calais border will remain closed to migrants despite Brexit http://www.france24.com/en/20160629-france-hollande-says-brexit-wont-change-channel-migrant-deal

Politico, 30.06.16: François Hollande: Brexit won’t change French-British migrant deal http://www.politico.eu/article/francois-hollande-brexit-wont-change-french-british-migrant-deal-refugees-asylum-crisis-europe-eu-referendum-uk-consequences/

Politico, 01.07.16: The French Right’s plan to save Europe: More France http://www.politico.eu/article/the-french-rights-plan-to-save-europe-more-france-brexit-breakup-leave-eu-nicolas-sarkozy-les-republicains/

The Local.fr, 03.07.16: French business leaders urge swift response to Brexit http://www.thelocal.fr/20160703/french-business-leaders-urge-swift-response-to-brexit

The Local.fr, 01.07.16: French tourism industry set to suffer over falling pound http://www.thelocal.fr/20160701/brexit-french-tourism-industry-set-to-suffer-as-pound-falls

The Local.fr, 01.07.16: British expats take steps to secure their futures in France http://www.thelocal.fr/20160701/brits-in-france-take-steps-to-secure-their-futures

France24, 02.07.16: A guide to becoming a French citizen in a post-Brexit world http://www.france24.com/en/20160629-how-become-french-citizen-british-brexit-france-naturalisation-process

Politico, 25.06.16: Calais mayor wants migrant camps moved to UK http://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-eu-referendum-calais-mayor-wants-migrant-camps-moved-to-uk/

France24, 05.07.16: How Brexit reshuffled French politics ahead of election year http://www.france24.com/en/20160705-brexit-french-politics-hollande-sarkozy-lepen-juppe-euroscepticism-referendum

EUObserver, 14.07.16: Calais mayor says UK border deal must be part of Brexit talks https://euobserver.com/migration/134347

The Conversation, 21.07.16: Why a speedy Brexit is a matter of political life and death for François Hollande https://theconversation.com/why-a-speedy-brexit-is-a-matter-of-political-life-and-death-for-francois-hollande-62849

Blog: Open Europe, 18.11.16: How might the election of a centre-right French president affect Brexit negotiations? http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/how-might-the-election-of-a-centre-right-french-president-affect-brexit-negotiations/

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