Prime Minister Rutte fears for the consequences of the British brexitbesluit. That he said this morning in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where Rutte accountability about the Dutch EU Presidency.
Rutte was proud of the ' concrete results ' that over the last six months have been earned. But the British brexitbesluit enabled him disappoint. He described that as a "shock wave". "This creates a big problem. We are on Virgin territory. And even if we solve our problems are perfectly this separation not disappeared. "
Euroscepticism the Prime Minister was referring to the wide euro-scepticism in Europe. The other hand, he suggested that European cooperation can yield results that individual Member States never could reach only. If ' clearest ' example of this named Rutte the agreements with Turkey on migration, but also the fight against terrorism and the European internal market. The agreements about the ' completion ' of this are very important, argued Rutte.
The brexit is, however, reason not ' blind ' to more political integration and a more federal Europe. "Because that would be a denial of the sentiment that now many Europeans live. The debate must now go about cutting red tape and regulations. "
Excellent performance President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker praised the Dutch efficiency in Parliament and spoke of a ' excellent performance, making much legislation has been put on the right track '.
By Editorial RTL News: Photo: REUTERS
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