BRUSSELS, June 29 (Reuters) - French President Francois
Hollande on Wednesday stressed that Britain would have to abide
by European Union rules once it divorced from the bloc if it
wanted to maintain access to the single market.
Speaking after a European Council summit, Hollande also said
that defence and energy agreements with Britain would remain in
place after it terminated its membership of the EU, citing EDF's
EDF.PA Hinkley Point nuclear power project in southern
England as one such.
Meanwhile, European member states would likely have to
increase private and public investments to offset the economic
impact of the Brexit vote on growth, Hollande said.