EU chief warns bloc ‘risk of break-up real’

PARIS: European Union chief Donald Tusk warned on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) a so-called Brexit from the EU poses a real risk for the bloc, as the leaders of Britain and France struggled to hammer out a deal at hastily arranged talks.

“The risk of break-up is real because this process is indeed very fragile,” Tusk said during a visit to Romania, warning EU leaders to handle upcoming negotiations carefully because “what is broken cannot be mended.”