Parliament does not get to decide on its own whether the United Kingdom crashes out of the European Union with no deal at the end of this month. The EU’s 27 other member states have a say as well. They are discussing Britain’s request for an extension to its withdrawal date. Most members want to grant an extension, but France is far less sympathetic.

Even though he opposes an extension, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by an act of Parliament to ask for one — the result of his losing a key parliamentary vote earlier this week. But French President Emmanuel Macron is fed up. Britain’s continuing inability to sort Brexit out is affecting Macron’s ability to get the EU focused on his priority: reform.