‘We can only pray!’ Former Italy PM admits European Union ‘he once dreamed of’ is DEAD
FORMER Italian prime minister Romano Prodi has spoken of his dismay at the state of the European Union.
By SIMON OSBORNE
Express.co.uk
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
Mr Prodi, who had two spells in power, condemned the lack of leadership and strategy in Brussels and admitted the Europe he once dreamed of was dead.
His comments came in an interview with Italy’s Quotidiano newspaper in the same week Theresa May laid out her plans for a hard Brexit which would sever all existing ties with the EU including the single market and customs union.
The 77-year-old said: “The EU has no strategies and there is no leader to follow.
“The Europe I dreamed of is dead. But I hope the crisis will wake us up. Now we can only do one thing: pray.”
Mr Prodi said did not have great hopes about the future of the European Union which he said was increasingly divided by national and political interests.
And he said Brexit had accelerated the process of detachment from Brussels.
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