Posted on 01/16/2018 7:12:09 AM PST by Olog-hai
European Union Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday urged Britain to change its mind about leaving the bloc next year, as time to conclude a Brexit agreement runs short and EU leaders await more details on how the country sees their future ties.
Britain is set to leave the EU on March 29, 2019, but the complex negotiations on its costly departure and future EU-U.K. relations must be concluded by October to leave parliaments time to ratify any agreement. […]
“If the U.K. government sticks to its decision to leave, Brexit will become a reality, with all its negative consequences, in March next year unless there is a change of heart among our British friends,” Tusk told EU lawmakers Tuesday in Strasbourg, France.
Tusk, who chairs summits of EU leaders and speaks on their behalf, quoted U.K. Brexit envoy David Davis as saying that “if a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy.”
“We here on the continent haven’t had a change of heart. Our hearts are still open to you,” Tusk said.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker added: “I hope that will be heard clearly in London.” …
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So much for democracy and the will of the voters.
Notice how the EU has changed from belligerence and threats to this kind of tone.
Winning for Britain.
Just have to look at Britain’s western neighbor, with the revotes on the Treaties of Nice and Lisbon.
But then again, that country’s own prime minister is abusing the “referendum” process himself with respect to a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.
Still veiled threats in it, “all its negative consequences” and suchlike. It’s like an abusive spouse trying to stop a divorce.
The globalistas just refuse to allow another outcome ...nasty bunch of losers.
Tell them to get stuff , they just want money and a place to put all the Muslims
Welcome to Brexit: Where votes don’t count and the will of the people is ignored.
To Donald Tusk: F*** EU!
Tusk hates his own country too, it is clear. Poland wants to break free of the EU also.
Wahhh! We need your money!!
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