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EU warns of ‘serious consequences’ if no Brexit deal

LORNE COOK 28-nation bloc. But the talks are only likely ment is reached, and said introduction of strict cus-
RAF CASERT Outlining his plans in detail to get seriously underway that “this scenario of ‘no toms rules, create air traffic
Associated Press for the first time, Michel Bar- in late May, and must con- deal’ is not ours.” Some U.K. chaos to and from Britain
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eu- nier told lawmakers in Brus- clude by October 2018 to officials have said Britain and lead to the suspension
ropean Union’s chief sels that there could be “to- leave time for any deal to could simply walk away if of exports of nuclear ma-
Brexit negotiator warned tal uncertainty” if no deal is be endorsed by the EU’s in- it’s not happy with the re- terials. The former French
Wednesday of “serious clinched by March 2019. stitutions and national par- sults. Barnier said no deal government minister said
consequences for every- British Prime Minister There- liaments. Barnier insisted he could leave four million Eu- the talks will be transpar-
one” if Britain walks away sa May said she plans to of- would negotiate in good ropean and British citizens ent and open, saying that
without agreement from ficially trigger two years of faith to ensure that a mu- uncertain about their rights “these negotiations cannot
negotiations on leaving the negotiations on March 29. tually acceptable agree- and future, result in the re- take place in secret.q
In Europe spat, Turkish president warns Westerners on safety

SUZAN FRASER sulate in Rotterdam.
CHRIS TORCHIA Germany’s new president,
Associated Press meanwhile, urged Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — not to cut ties with Europe-
Turkish President Recep an partners.
Tayyip Erdogan ramped up Berlin recognized the eco-
his anti-European rhetoric nomic progress Turkey has
on Wednesday, warning made in the last 20 years
that the safety of Western and condemned last
citizens could be in peril if year’s attempted coup
European nations persist in against Erdogan’s govern-
what he described as arro- ment, Frank-Walter Stein-
gant conduct. meier said in his first speech
Erdogan’s remarks came since taking the largely cer-
amid tension over Dutch
and German restrictions on emonial office.
Turkish officials who tried He was recently Germany’s
to campaign for diaspora foreign minister.
votes ahead of an April 16 “My appeal is guided by
referendum on expanding this concern: President Er-
the powers of the Turkish dogan, you are endanger-
presidency. ing everything that you and
“Turkey is not a country others have helped build,”
that can be pushed and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan smiles, during a meeting with local media representa- Steinmeier told a joint ses-
shoved, whose honor can tives, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tensions between Turkey and Europe have sion of Parliament.
be toyed with, whose minis- boiled in recent weeks, but acrimony over Turkey’s belief that some European countries are har- He urged Turkey to stop
ters can be ousted, whose boring suspected terrorists has festered for years. Erdogan criticized Germany Wednesday for accusing Germany of act-
citizens can be dragged allowing a weekend rally of Kurds, some of whom expressed support for a jailed rebel leader in ing like the Nazis did and
on the ground,” Erdogan Turkey. release German-Turkish
told Turkish media repre- (Yasin Bulbul/PPS, Pool Photo via AP) journalist Deniz Yucel, who
sentatives in Ankara, the While it is questionable provoking “a struggle be- possible threats to Europe- has been detained since
Turkish capital. whether the spat between tween the cross and cres- ans was likely to further test January on charges of dis-
“These developments are Turkey and Europe would cent,” casting the tension ties with Europe, Turkey’s seminating terrorist propa-
being watched in all cor- ignite global indignation as a dispute between the No. 1 trading partner. ganda and inciting hatred.
ners of the world,” he said. against the West, the presi- West and Islam. Earlier this month, the Turk- Yucel, a correspondent for
“If you continue this way, dent’s remarks are followed While some commentators ish foreign minister was Germany’s Die Welt news-
tomorrow no European, no closely by his supporters in believe Turkish criticism of barred from landing in the paper, was arrested after
Westerner anywhere in the a NATO member country Europe is designed to rally Netherlands, and support- his report about a hacker
world will be able to step with significant numbers nationalist support for a ers of the Turkish govern- attack on the email ac-
onto the streets safely, with of Western residents and “yes” vote and could sub- ment scuffled with police count of the Turkish energy
peace of mind.” visitors. This month, he said side after the referendum, who tried to end a demon- minister, who is Erdogan’s
Erdogan did not elaborate. the European Union was the president’s warning of stration at the Turkish con- son-in-law.q

Eurozone chief urged to quit for ‘liquor and women’ quip

RAF CASERT Portuguese Prime Minis- pean countries that need- “Mr. Dijsselbloem has insult- group.” She added that
BARRY HATTON ter Antonia Costa said he ed bailouts. The comments, ed us. Mr. Dijsselbloem has the “denigrating tone re-
Associated Press was outraged by com- made in an interview with shown himself to be sexist, minds us of the way that
BRUSSELS (AP) — Portugal ments earlier this week the German newspaper racist, xenophobic and an people, regions or coun-
led calls on Wednesday for from Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Frankfurter Allgemeine embarrassment for Europe, tries in trouble are increas-
the eurozone’s top official the Dutch finance minister Zeitung, drew outrage in and because of that he ingly addressed.”
to resign for what many who chairs discussions of southern European na- cannot hold any EU post.” The embarrassing spat
saw as derogatory com- his peers in the 19-country tions and also from Dijssel- And MEP Kathleen Van comes just as Rome pre-
ments about debt-ridden eurozone. “I cannot spend bloem’s own socialist allies. Brempt said top officials pares to host an EU lead-
southern nations spending all my money on liquor and “We regard it as absolutely from the EU’s S&D group ers’ summit marking 60
foolishly and relying on their women and then ask for unacceptable for him to were “unanimous” and years since the founding of
northern partners to bail your support,” Dijsselbloem stay in his post,” Portugal’s that he’d “better withdraw the forerunner of the Euro-
them out. said in reference to Euro- Costa said Wednesday. as chairman of the euro- pean Union.q