Angela Merkel to UK: EU’s ‘door is wide open’ despite Brexit


“We can speak about the nearest progress in a positive way,” said Merkel, adding that the EU leaders will actively discuss this issue on Thursday, provided that the results of the elections in the European Parliament will be respected in May.

Merkel continues to personally strive for organized Brexit, which is “not only in Great Britain, but also in Germany, and in all 27 EU member states.”

However, despite all the efforts undertaken by Berlith, Germany “For several months and weeks is preparing to leave the EU without any agreements, for this“ a complex was adopted at the European and national level, ” said the Chancellor.

She added that regardless of the decisions of the British community, “we strive for good and close relations” in the future, in particular, to questions of “foreign and domestic policy, cooperation in NATO and the UN”.

“The door to closer cooperation is wide open,” Merkel said.