A FRENCH nationalist MEP has lashed out at the European Union for “destroying” cooperation between governments across the continent.
Brussels is ‘obsessed’ with punishment says French MEP
Jordan Bardella, vice-president of the far-right National Rally, accused Brussels of “betraying” citizens by breaking promises to ensure fair competition between the 27 member states. He urged fellow Europeans to wake up to evidence which he claimed pointed to an imbalance on how the bloc treats different countries.
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In a speech to French student forum Les Mardis de l’ESSEC, Mr Bardella said: “We have been told for 40 years that the EU is great, that the EU is peace, that the EU is love between each other, that competition is equal between countries.
“The reality is that the EU was a dream.
“The EU has betrayed all of those early promises, so we stand for a Europe of nations.
“It is because I am European that I am against the EU, because I believe that the EU is weakening the power of nations.”
A French MEP has attacked the EU as Brexit talks continue with the UK (Image: GETTY)
French MEP Jordan Bardella accused the EU of breaking its promises (Image: GETTY)
Mr Bardella’s outburst came as the EU and the UK remained locked in “intense” post-Brexit trade negotiations in London.
Chief negotiators Michel Barnier and Lord Frost and their respective teams continue to face division over a string of contentious issues.
Fishing rights, governance and the so-called level playing field demands by the EU have caused talks to hit a snag.
Mr Bardella said the EU has “failed” Europe’s citizens.
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