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There are many contenders among member states to leave the bloc after the UK s transition period with the EU ends, according to an Austrian MEP. Othmar Karas told the European Parliament that there are several Brexit suspects amongst us who jeopardise the future of the bloc. Mr Karas, who represents the European People s Party grouping, also accused the UK of arrogance and duplicity during the Brexit talks.
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Brussels has been urged to compromise, amid fears of the horrendous impact of a no deal Brexit on the EU economy. Belgian MEP Geert Bourgeois said that the consequences of a no deal Brexit would cost the EU 1.2 million jobs and far surpass the disaster of the coronavirus . Mr Bourgeois, who is the former leader of the Flanders region, also told MEPs that the EU has to draw lessons from Brexit and work to stop other countries from leaving the bloc.