Brexit Could Threaten Western Political Civilization, Says EU’s Tusk

 

Reuters, 13/06 13:52 CET

BERLIN (Reuters) – If Britons vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum it could be the beginning of the end for the 28-nation bloc and for western political civilisation more generally, European Council President Donald Tusk said.

In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Tusk said a so-called Brexit vote would provide a major boost to radical anti-European forces who he said would be “drinking champagne”.

“Why is it so dangerous? Because no one can foresee what the long-term consequences would be,” Tusk said. “As a historian I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilisation in its entirety.”

Everyone in the EU would lose out economically if Britain left, Tusk said. 

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Source: euronews.