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Abandon 'utopian dreams', says EU head | |
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The European Union should abandon its "utopian dreams" of ever-closer integration to combat rising Euroscepticism, Donald Tusk has said. | The European Union should abandon its "utopian dreams" of ever-closer integration to combat rising Euroscepticism, Donald Tusk has said. |
The president of the European Council said EU leaders should concentrate on practical measures such as reinforcing borders and a banking union. | The president of the European Council said EU leaders should concentrate on practical measures such as reinforcing borders and a banking union. |
Mr Tusk warned of "dramatic consequences" if Britain left the EU. | Mr Tusk warned of "dramatic consequences" if Britain left the EU. |
He urged Europe's leaders to match the energy and endeavours of those who wanted to break up the union. | He urged Europe's leaders to match the energy and endeavours of those who wanted to break up the union. |
Meanwhile, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that the consequences of an exit vote in the UK's EU referendum later this month would be "very negative for British citizens". | |
In a speech in Madrid, he said people from the UK would lose their right to move freely, work and do business in the largest economic area in the world. | |
More than 300,000 Britons are resident in Spain, about 35% of whom are retired. | |
"There is no worse prospect for the European economy than the omen of a triumph of anti-liberal and Eurosceptic political forces, whether left or right," Mr Tusk told business leaders in Brussels. | "There is no worse prospect for the European economy than the omen of a triumph of anti-liberal and Eurosceptic political forces, whether left or right," Mr Tusk told business leaders in Brussels. |
"We must and can avoid this scenario," he said. | "We must and can avoid this scenario," he said. |
Mr Tusk chairs the meetings of EU leaders when they gather as the European Council in Brussels. | Mr Tusk chairs the meetings of EU leaders when they gather as the European Council in Brussels. |
His latest plea for Britain to remain part of the EU club follows a warning by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that the UK's economy would suffer "a large negative shock" if it left. | His latest plea for Britain to remain part of the EU club follows a warning by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that the UK's economy would suffer "a large negative shock" if it left. |
John Longworth, from the UK's Vote Leave campaign, criticised the OECD's report as "flawed". | John Longworth, from the UK's Vote Leave campaign, criticised the OECD's report as "flawed". |
In May Mr Tusk said the only alternative to the EU was "chaos" and criticised high-profile Leave campaigner Boris Johnson's comments comparing the EU's aims to Hitler's. | In May Mr Tusk said the only alternative to the EU was "chaos" and criticised high-profile Leave campaigner Boris Johnson's comments comparing the EU's aims to Hitler's. |
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