Friday, 5 May 2017

European Council President Donald Tusk warns Theresa May to put her emotions under control

Donald Tusk

In reaction to the British PM’s statement accusing some EU officials of “deliberately” making some attempts to influence the upcoming general election, European Council Chief Donald Tusk has warned about the likelihood of Brexit talks becoming “impossible” if emotions are not put under control.

"These (Brexit) negotiations are difficult enough as they are. If we start arguing before they even begin, they will become impossible," Mr Tusk said in a statement read out after a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.

"The stakes are too high to let our emotions get out of hand. Because at stake are the daily lives and interests of millions of people on both sides of the Channel."

Recall that PM had blamed the EU when she said "there are some in Brussels who do not want these talks to succeed, who do not want Britain to prosper".

Mrs May's claims followed a German newspaper's damning account of a dinner last week between the PM and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.

After which Mr Junker purportedly called German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the meeting to say Mrs May is on a "different galaxy" over the negotiations.

Mrs May dismissed the claims as "Brussels gossip".

The Norwegian Prime Minister while speaking with Sky News reporters said the people of Europe and the UK would suffer if politicians could not work together.

Mrs Solberg said: "For the benefit of the whole of Europe we need to find workable solutions for the competitiveness of the whole continent.


"It's European people who will lose out on possibilities and economic development if you can't find good working relationships."

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