It is up to young people to rectify the mistake of Brexit, European President Ursula von der Leyen told a formal dinner for Brussels figures on Tuesday night, making her belief the United Kingdom is on the path to return to European clear.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was guest of honour at a Politico awards dinner in Brussels on Tuesday night where she was feted as the most powerful European President ever. Discussing present world events with the event’s host — including claiming the dream of joining the European Union is what keeps Ukrainian soldiers fighting — von der Leyen made clear her view that letting Britain leave the European Union was a mistake that should be reversed.
Asked about “a small pirate island off the coast of France”, von der Leyen responded obliquely that: “you know my position. First of all, thank God, with the Windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. Very important. And then I must say, I keep telling my children: ‘You have to fix it. We goofed it up, you have to fix it.’ So I think here too, the direction of travel — my personal opinion — is clear.”
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