Merkel Ignores Opinions of Other 27 EU Members – UKIP MP

Germany charts the course of the European Union’s foreign policy, ignoring the opinions of the 27 other nations of the bloc, a UKIP member of the European Parliament told Sputnik Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Daria Chernyshova — Raymond Finch explained that other countries in the European Union have no say, highlighting that French President Francois Hollande is “no more than a deputy in charge of the French region.”

“The issue is that Angela Merkel is taking control of EU foreign policy, she is making decisions, as we have always said,” Raymond Finch said.

“Real power in the EU is Germany, and it is Angela Merkel. The fact is, if we are swapping the possibility of 3 million migrants in Turkey for the possibility of 70 million Turkish migrants, I would not think it is a very good deal by any circumstances,” Finch explained.

Last week, Brussels pledged up to $3.4 billion in aid, a simplified visa regime and accelerated EU accession for Turkey in exchange for holding back the flow of migrant from the Middle East into Europe. Merkel promised to support Ankara's EU bid during a visit to Turkey over the weekend.

He also warned of the danger of Berlin getting more economic sway in Europe, which would be “dangerous for everybody, dangerous for the UK, dangerous for Europe, dangerous for Russia.”