Verhofstadt: EU relationship and London never love

strasbourg - The relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union has never been a love affair, and certainly not a wild passion. ' Maybe it might just not be. We must seize the United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum to revive the European project new life. '

That said, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum Liberal leader and negotiator for the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt Wednesday in Strasbourg. The parliament vote Wednesday on a resolution which he laid down the terms of the parliament to agree to the divorce. The rights of EU citizens in Britain and turned his priority. The separation must be well ahead of the European elections into force in May 2019.

Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), the EU holds his country ' hostage. '' You ask us to pay 52 billion pounds. Maybe you should just do our bidding. We include shareholders in this building. '