European leaders warn of the costs of Brexit
Increasingly nervous, European leaders went yesterday to a barrage of calls on the British be stated in the following Thursday referendum in favor of their country of residence in the European Union and not risk a perennial economic uncertainty, but the country's prime minister assumes rotating EU presidency on July 1 underlined that Brussels must now prepare for the Brexit.
By German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the heads of the EU institutions in Brussels and the man who is considered the architect of the current Union, Jacques Delors, European leaders that Britain's Eve would be the best outcome for both sides ; but, realizing that outside pressure can not only be counterproductive but bear the opposite effect of the one expected, all of them emphasized that it is up to the British electorate to decide.
Most European leaders avoid making public appeals to the British until recently. But the reversal of the trend in favor of Brexit that demonstrated the polls a week ago held the referendum on June 23 is a growing nervousness regarding the repercussions of this development for the EU, and this has led many European leaders to issue warnings to British for painful consequences.
The Angela Merkel, who has tried to help British Prime Minister David Cameron to negotiate a new agreement on the special status of the United Kingdom to the EU, apologies that the UK risks being found outside the single market; that of which depends largely on the British sector of financial services.
"If Britain voted in favor of withdrawal from the EU will no longer be able to benefit from the advantages of the European single market," insisted the Chancellor, adding that any negotiation on the terms of future access to this will be under totally new circumstances, as London will be out.
"I can not imagine how this could be an advantage, of any kind," he added, however, "the decision is ultimately left to the British."
In the council of eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg yesterday the president, the Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said he is not going to be any discussion of contingency plans for the possibility Brexit. He acknowledged that there are concerns about the outcome of the referendum in Britain, but insisted that there is no "Plan B" to deal with it and expressed his confidence that the British would vote to stay.
His confidence is shared by fewer and fewer in Brussels, especially in the last two weeks, as polls show the British to gravitate around more in favor of Ms. Brexit.
"We are approaching the point beyond which there is no return. The Brexit is most visible scenario, "said a senior European diplomat. "We talk, loudly, but not publicly. But there is nothing we can do. "
The man decided to break the taboo was Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, who had a meeting with Angela Merkel yesterday. Bratislava takes over the EU presidency in July, and will play a role in the case begin negotiations for the withdrawal of Britain from the EU. The Fico, who rarely hides what he thinks, noted that polls show that it is high time that Europeans face "realistic" the need to prepare for the possibility of Brexit.
"If you see a football game and your team is losing by three goals difference in the 90th minute, does not seem very likely to become suddenly overthrow and to win," he said.
The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said when asked during the World Economic St. Petersburg Forum that Brexit would not put "the EU before the death risk 'of, but warned against Euroscepticism rising across Europe . While, as the European Council President Donald Tusk, Juncker warned that Brexit would cause "great uncertainty."
Jacques Delors, predecessor Juncker in the past (1989-1995), in a statement to Reuters news agency categorically denied rumors that advocates Brexit to the other EU Member States to have an opportunity to promote closer integration.
"I think the involvement of the UK in the European Union is positive for both the British and the Union," said the architect of economic and monetary union.
Tusk, former prime minister of Poland, made one of the most passionate appeals to Britain to be in favor of the EU stay.
"Europe without the United Kingdom will be much weaker. This is obvious, "he said during a visit to Finland. "Equally obvious is that the UK outside the EU is also much weaker," he added, warning that the Brexit would lead to "seven years (...) uncertainty in our relations."
"Many ideas Britain as regards the EU are gaining ground across Europe. The withdrawal (of) now would not make sense, "he added.
Increasingly nervous, European leaders went yesterday to a barrage of calls on the British be stated in the following Thursday referendum in favor of their country of residence in the European Union and not risk a perennial economic uncertainty, but the country's prime minister assumes rotating EU presidency on July 1 underlined that Brussels must now prepare for the Brexit.
By German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the heads of the EU institutions in Brussels and the man who is considered the architect of the current Union, Jacques Delors, European leaders that Britain's Eve would be the best outcome for both sides ; but, realizing that outside pressure can not only be counterproductive but bear the opposite effect of the one expected, all of them emphasized that it is up to the British electorate to decide.
Most European leaders avoid making public appeals to the British until recently. But the reversal of the trend in favor of Brexit that demonstrated the polls a week ago held the referendum on June 23 is a growing nervousness regarding the repercussions of this development for the EU, and this has led many European leaders to issue warnings to British for painful consequences.
The Angela Merkel, who has tried to help British Prime Minister David Cameron to negotiate a new agreement on the special status of the United Kingdom to the EU, apologies that the UK risks being found outside the single market; that of which depends largely on the British sector of financial services.
"If Britain voted in favor of withdrawal from the EU will no longer be able to benefit from the advantages of the European single market," insisted the Chancellor, adding that any negotiation on the terms of future access to this will be under totally new circumstances, as London will be out.
"I can not imagine how this could be an advantage, of any kind," he added, however, "the decision is ultimately left to the British."
In the council of eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg yesterday the president, the Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said he is not going to be any discussion of contingency plans for the possibility Brexit. He acknowledged that there are concerns about the outcome of the referendum in Britain, but insisted that there is no "Plan B" to deal with it and expressed his confidence that the British would vote to stay.
His confidence is shared by fewer and fewer in Brussels, especially in the last two weeks, as polls show the British to gravitate around more in favor of Ms. Brexit.
"We are approaching the point beyond which there is no return. The Brexit is most visible scenario, "said a senior European diplomat. "We talk, loudly, but not publicly. But there is nothing we can do. "
The man decided to break the taboo was Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, who had a meeting with Angela Merkel yesterday. Bratislava takes over the EU presidency in July, and will play a role in the case begin negotiations for the withdrawal of Britain from the EU. The Fico, who rarely hides what he thinks, noted that polls show that it is high time that Europeans face "realistic" the need to prepare for the possibility of Brexit.
"If you see a football game and your team is losing by three goals difference in the 90th minute, does not seem very likely to become suddenly overthrow and to win," he said.
The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said when asked during the World Economic St. Petersburg Forum that Brexit would not put "the EU before the death risk 'of, but warned against Euroscepticism rising across Europe . While, as the European Council President Donald Tusk, Juncker warned that Brexit would cause "great uncertainty."
Jacques Delors, predecessor Juncker in the past (1989-1995), in a statement to Reuters news agency categorically denied rumors that advocates Brexit to the other EU Member States to have an opportunity to promote closer integration.
"I think the involvement of the UK in the European Union is positive for both the British and the Union," said the architect of economic and monetary union.
Tusk, former prime minister of Poland, made one of the most passionate appeals to Britain to be in favor of the EU stay.
"Europe without the United Kingdom will be much weaker. This is obvious, "he said during a visit to Finland. "Equally obvious is that the UK outside the EU is also much weaker," he added, warning that the Brexit would lead to "seven years (...) uncertainty in our relations."
"Many ideas Britain as regards the EU are gaining ground across Europe. The withdrawal (of) now would not make sense, "he added.
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