Von Der Leyen says she wants to ‘FIX’ Brexit as EU vows to return UK to ‘old friends’
Ursula Von der Leyen has admitted she wants to “fix” Brexit, suggesting she thinks the UK will rejoin the EU and return to “old friends”.
Asked if she thinks Britain will ever rejoin the EU, the Commission President stated: “First of all, thank God. With the Windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. Very important.”
Speaking to Politico, she added: “And then I need to say, I hold telling my youngsters, you’ve gotten to repair it.
“We goofed it up. You have to repair it.
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“So I think here, too, the direction of travel, my personal opinion is clear.”
The UK signed the Windsor Framework settlement with the EU earlier this yr as an try to forestall a tough border with Ireland and smoothe the circulate of products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
The similar interview noticed Von der Leyen communicate in regards to the Israel-Palestine battle, saying it’s “now or never” to safe a two-state resolution.
She stated: “It is nearly dramatic that due to the horrible occasions within the Middle East, the two-state resolution is far more possible than it was months or years in the past
“It is attention-grabbing. I’ve been talking rather a lot to the Israelis, but in addition to [Egypt’s] el-Sisi, to the king of Jordan, I’ve had a telephone name with [Mahmoud] Abbas.
“There appears to [be] slowly however certainly the formation of frequent concepts how … this may very well be.”
She added: “[There] can’t be a secure haven for the fear group Hamas anymore in Gaza.
“Hamas can’t be a part of the governance construction. No manner.
“An unbiased Palestinian state has to have the Palestinian Authority governing West Bank and Gaza.”
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The UK signed the Windsor Framework settlement with the EU earlier this yr
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Von der Leyen warned: “I feel that is now or by no means to seize the second.”
Speaking about Europe’s function within the battle, she stated: “We have by no means been the primary fiddle within the Middle East, however we’re, for instance, the most important donor for the Palestinian Authority, we’re the most important donor to Gaza since many, a few years.
“So we have leverage and we have a role to play.”
