President of the European Council, Donald Tusk admitted on Friday that he was “fully aware” of how “serious” and “dramatic” Britain’s decision to leave the EU was and warned “there’s no way of predicting all the political consequences of this event, especially for the U.K.”
Speaking after the results of the U.K.’s EU referendum were announced, Tusk said EU leaders will meet “in the margins” of the European Council summit next Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the details of Britain’s exit.
Tusk assured there “will be no legal vacuum,” and that “EU law will continue to apply to and within the U.K.,” adding this concerned “rights as well as obligations.”
“All the procedures for the withdrawal of U.K. from the EU are clear and set out in the treaties,” Tusk said. “I will also propose to the leaders that we start a wider reflection on the future of our union.”
Tusk cautioned against “hysterical reactions,” and said the EU is ready for the “negative” scenario.
“It’s true that the past years have been the most difficult ones in the history of our Union,” Tusk said. “But I always remember what my father used to tell me: What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.”
