Zbigniew Lewicki of governments Barack Obama: a presidency of wasted opportunities – Polish Radio

                             Great Britain came from a 3-day visit of US President Barack Obama. He intends to appeal to the British, to the June referendum voted in favor of staying in the European Union.
                         

According to Obama’s only possible to be effective solution to such problems as terrorism, migration and the economic slowdown.

On Friday, in the plan of Obama’s visit is planned lunch with queen Elizabeth, who on Thursday celebrated its 90th birthday, and then the US president has to go to a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron.

already last week, the White House announced that if in London, Obama will be asked for an opinion about Brexitu as a “friend” will present its view that it will remain in the EU will be for the UK economically advantageous.

“pure hypocrisy”

it met is already a violent attack from one of the main spokesmen Brexitu, mayor of London Boris Johnson.

– even the Americans would not have dreamed to share their sovereignty in this way as we in the European Union. So this is pure hypocrisy – he said a few days ago the BBC mayor of London, who has incidentally dual British and American citizenship.

They have their reasons

Attitude President enjoys naturally camp followers of the EU, starting with Prime Minister Cameron. Obama’s Rights to intervene in the dispute over Brexit defended among others, former leader of the Liberal Party and the EU commissioner in Bosnia, Paddy Ashdown. He recalled that the Americans have an interest in maintaining the unity of Europe, where democracy and freedom weapon for nearly a hundred years.

“Washington understands that weakened, or – even worse – disintegrating, the European Union will create new opportunities Władymirowi Putin (…) whose strategic goal is long and it explodes “- wrote Paddy Ashdown in the” Sunday Times “.

a referendum in June

According to a survey by ComRes for ITV News for staying in the EU is in favor of 51 per cent. British, while the opposite is 40 percent.

A referendum on membership of the United Kingdom to the EU will be held on June 23. It will bring together all citizens of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Commonwealth countries who are resident in the UK and on the day of the referendum will have completed 18 years.

Source: Bloomberg / x-news

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