‘Brexit changed my view of Europe’ Angela Merkel reveals shock as EU divorce talks begin
ANGELA Merkel has admitted last year’s stunning Brexit vote rocked her view of the European Union (EU).
By TOM PARFITT
Express.co.uk
Mon, Jul 17, 2017
The German Chancellor revealed her perspective of the EU changed after Britain voted to quit the bloc last June.
But, despite this, she said she was still determined to fight for even further European integration.
She cited the election of pro-EU Emmanuel Macron as French president as evidence that the bloc remains “strong”.
Mrs Merkel said: “For many people, including myself, something changed when we saw the Britons want to leave.
“But we have realised in the past few months that Europe is more than just bureaucracy and economic regulation.”
She claimed the “decades of peace” following the Second World War “would have been completely unthinkable without the European Union”.
The 63-year-old has put Germany’s role in the EU at the heart of her bid to win re-election in September.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Mrs Merkel said many people have taken the EU for granted.
She said: “You don’t have all this in many parts of the world. And that’s why it is worth fighting for this Europe.
“That’s why one of our election placards says: ‘If Europe is stronger, then Germany will be stronger’. This is directly related.”
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