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January 17, 2017 Video & Audio

Topic of the Day-broadcast from Strasbourg

While elections for a new President of the European Parliament entered the final, fourth round, Croatian europarlamentarci Tonino Picula and John Maletic from Strasbourg have commented on the long awaited speech by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, in which he points out the main guidelines of the policy of her country's exit from the European Union and of the process in front of which the EU is the first time in its history.

MEP Tonino Picula said that Theresa May yesterday have just lowered the dilemma about what will be Brexit.

"It is clear that this will be so called. hard Brexit, a long process in which the United Kingdom will not follow what kind of status in relation with the EU have some countries who are not its members. It is clear that it will not follow the example of Norway, nor will it be able to have status as Switzerland. Process will take two years for sure, some say longer. Some analysts hold that it would be in the process, British GDP could fall 9% ", Picula said.

"It will not be easy to define all relationships and individual contracts in all elements of the single European market. The Prime Minister alone May she stated that is the great value of the EU single market and free trade and how to for Great Britain still wants a stable and high-quality relationships. However, it follows a lot of, a lot of detailed negotiations on all elements. It is interesting how she wants to continue to nurture and share all the European values, so among other things, monitor the economic policies of the Union and then see the positioning of the UK", considers Picula.

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Source: HRT
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