French PM admits EU could ‘break up in a very short time’ as he brands Brexit a ‘tragedy’
THE French prime minister today urged his fellow leaders to be “realistic” as he admitted the European Union “could very well break up in a very short time”.
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL REPORTER
Express.co.uk
Thu, Jan 21, 2016
Manuel Valls 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.
But 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.
Having earlier thanked fellow EU member states for their solidarity in the wake of the Paris terror attacks last November, he said: “Europe may not have been conceived in order to face up to such powerful crises as that of the refugees or the terrorist menace.
“We will have to live for decades or for many years with this menace or this threat and that’s why it’s a war. There are many generations that will have to live with this and the crisis will have to be managed in north Africa and the Middle East.
He added: “We have to live with this it’s a part of our lives now. It’s a challenge and it’s a feeling history can be tragic and Europe could very well break up in a very short time. We have to be realistic.”
But despite his warnings over the current crises facing the EU, the French prime minister said solutions would be found in “more of Europe not less of Europe”.
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