EU could go UNDER in 6 WEEKS, Dutch PM claims as France admits ‘we weren’t built for this’
THE Dutch prime minister said the future of the European Union could be decided in just six weeks if the bloc doesn’t get a handle on the migrant crisis, as panicking France begs Britain to stay in the union.
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL REPORTER
Express.co.uk
Thu, Jan 21, 2016
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave the EU the deadline to get a handle on the influx of refugees from conflict zones in the Middle East and elsewhere – or face the bloc breaking up.
He told a panel on Europe at the World Economic Forum in Davos: “We have six to eight weeks.”
Meanwhile French prime minister Manuel Valls admitted the EU “could very well break up in a very short time”.
He warned the ongoing refugee crisis across Europe and the threat of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism could spell the end of the political union on the continent.
Speaking at a summit of global elites in the exclusive Davos ski resort in Switzerland, the French politician suggested the EU had not been built to withstand “such powerful crises” of an unprecedented flow of migrants across the bloc’s borders or ISIS-inspired attacks.
Mr Valls described Britain’s possible exit from the EU at an upcoming referendum as a “tragedy”, while hoping a deal on the UK’s membership could be reached in February.
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