European Commissioner Warns That Pulling Out of the EU Would Be 'A Clear Disaster' for Britain and Cost Tens of Thousands of Jobs

THE INDEPENDENT: Leaving the EU would be a “clear disaster” for Britain and put tens of thousands of UK jobs at risk, the European Commissioner for Trade has warned. In a strongly worded warning to David Cameron as the Prime Minister seeks to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the Europe, Karel de Gucht said it would be “madness” to quit the EU just as it is about to strike a major trade deal with the US.

Speaking to The Independent, Mr de Gucht also made a direct attack on the Westminster for its ignorance about the EU, warning that Britain needed to stop blaming Brussels for the country’s economic and social problems. “It’s really amazing how little a lot of British politicians know about Europe,” the former Belgian Foreign Minister said. “You need decision on the basis of facts and figures and arguments, not on the basis of myths.

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