Quotes from the continent How European leaders reacted

J EAN- CLAUDE J UNCKER

The repercussions of the British referendum could quickly put a stop to such crass rabble-rousing. The UK was better off inside the EU

PETER ALTMAIER

Politicians in London should take the time to reconsider the consequences of the Brexit decision, but by that I do not mean Brexit itself

FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE

An allied country with whom we have so many ties has just decided to leave our union, which we believed to be indestructible and indissoluble