Reuters Insider - Europe's Reaction to the U.K.'s 'Brexit' Vote

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24/06/2016 22:17

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 Description:        The historic vote to break away from the European 
                     Union has plunged the U.K. into political         
                     uncertainty. Dipti Kapadia looks at how Europe's  
                     political leaders reacted to the news. Photo:     
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                 European politicians reacted with shock to the UK's decision to leave the 
European Union. I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship 
over the coming weeks and months, but I do not think it would be right for me to
try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. 
Attentions turn to what happens next, particularly in the rest of Europe. 
(foreign language) 

The remaining 27 EU leaders will meet next week without Mr. Cameron. Today, on 
behalf of the 27 leaders, I can say that we are determined to keep our unity as 
27. For all of us, the Union is the framework for our common future. I would 
also like to reassure you that there will be no legal vacuum. Until the United 
Kingdom formally leaves the European Union, EU law will continue to apply to and
within the UK. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he was in touch 
with his colleagues from the group of seven industrialized nations on Friday 
over the UK's decision to leave the European Union. Others in Europe applauded 
the outcome. This means that the UK has voted to leave the European Union. Geert
Wilders, the leader of the anti-immigrants, anti-Europe Dutch freedom party 
welcome the UK result in a tweet. While France's Euroskeptic National front 
leader Marine Le Pen called the result a historic moment and said France should 
also have a referendum. (foreign language) But back in the UK, attention was 
focused on former London Mayor Boris Johnson and the lead 'leave' vote 
campaigner. I want to reassure everybody that in my view, as the result of this,
Britain will continue to be a great European power, leading discussions on 
foreign policy and defense, and intelligence sharing, and all the work that 
currently goes on to make our world safer. He is seen as one of the frontrunners
to replace Mr. Cameron who had earlier announced that he will step down in the 
fall. The majority of the people voting have voted 'no' to the referendum 
question. The decision to leave has also raised the prospect of another Scottish
independence referendum, following its unsuccessful 2014 vote to leave the UK. 
The Scottish Parliament should have the right to hold another referendum if 
there is a significant and material change in the circumstances that prevailed 
in 2014 such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against our will. Scotland 
does now face that prospect. It is a significant and material change in 
circumstances, and is, therefore, a statement of the obvious that the option of 
a second referendum must be on the table and it is on the table. For now, the 
UK's decision will trigger a series of meetings in the coming days across 
European capitals as policymakers seek to send out a message that business will 
continue and the bloc will overcome the crisis