Sarkozy: EU needs reforms, no new members should be admitted. "There is no room for Turkey in the European Union"

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has come up for a profound reform of the European Union following Great Britain’s referendum on its EU membership and for admitting no new members to the European Union.

"The choice of the British should be respected. The referendum results reflect the opinion of many Europeans, including many French nationals," Sarkozy said on Friday. "Europe cannot function as it used to. The European leaders are facing a pressing problem of urgent reforms of the European Union."

• He said step one of the reform of European institutions is a new agreement between the Schengen zone countries. "We need a Schengen agreement-2. Europe’s outer borders are to be strengthened," he said.

Apart from that, in his words, Eurozone countries should form their own "economic government." "We don’t need the IMF to regulate internal issues in the Eurozone," the former president said, adding that the European Commission’s competences should be limited. "All major decisions are to be taken at summits of the EU leaders and by the European Parliament," he noted.

Moreover, according to Sarkozy, the European Union should stop admitting new members. "The process of Europe’s expansion should be stopped. Visa liberalization for Turkey is an irresponsible decision. There is no room for Turkey in the European Union," he underscored...
[tass.ru]
24/6/16
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• Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Friday that UK’s vote to leave the EU marks the beginning of the disintegration of the bloc.