08.12.2017 - 11:53 [ Daily Mail ]

Germany‘s SPD leader calls for a ‚United States of Europe‘ by 2025 and says any countries who disagree should follow Britain‘s example and leave the bloc

– Martin Schulz made the plea in a speech to 600 of his Social Democrats today
– He said: ‚I want a European constitutional treaty that creates a federal Europe‘
– Schulz proposed a written convention involving civil society and citizens
– He insisted only a more united EU could meet challenges facing the region