EU Members Want Britain To Speed Up Exit Process

The founding members of the EU say they want the UK to leave the bloc as soon as possible after Britain’s referendum vote to leave. The diplomats are putting pressure on Britain to set out a quick timetable for its exit from the bloc, to avoid long period of “uncertainty” and to minimize the risk of damaging the bloc even further. A joint statement from the founding nations, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg, say they want a fast decision from the UK. The remaining  Union members will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss Britain’s departure and the future of the bloc without Britain. Press TV reports: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said now that Britain decided to leave the EU, there is no reason to wait until October for Prime Minster David Cameron’s resignation and the beginning of negotiations for the UK’s departure. “Britons decided yesterday that they want to leave the European Union, so it doesn’t make any sense to wait until October to try to negotiate the terms of their departure,” Juncker told Germany’s ARD television station. Cameron announced on Friday he would leave office in October a day after some 51 percent [...]