Eastern Europe shocked by Brexit

Gepubliceerd op 24 juni 2016 om 10:36

BUDAPEST - In Eastern Europe is shocked by the decision of Britain to leave the European Union.

 
De Slowaakse premier Robert Fico: ,,Europa zal nooit meer hetzelfde zijn.”

,, Europe will never be the same, "Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sighed according to Slovak media. His country's EU presidency, the Netherlands will take over on 1 July.

The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has risen with a hangover. He had called on the British to remain in the EU until the last moment. In a full-page ad in The Daily Mail wrote: ,, The decision is yours, but I want you to know that Hungary is proud to work with you to be a member of the European Union "That was ironic Orbán state.. known as one of the most Eurosceptic EU leaders.

Hungarian media report Friday morning that the Prime Minister has said that the EU must learn to undergo the criticism of millions of voters and an identity change.

Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, which together form the so-called Visegrad Group, said earlier that the departure of Britain will be a great loss to the EU. Eastern European countries fear that the departure will affect the position of many Eastern Europeans working there. It works include at least 850,000 Poles and 300,000 Hungarians in Britain.

The British government is addressing the social services for immigrants and limit their intake. But that was only limited scope because Britain was a member of the EU. Soon will possibly can.

By Telegraph editors: Photo: REUTERS

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