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Swedish foreign minister says Brexit would be bad for EU

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 2:49 PM
AP
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, listens to a question at a corporate centre in Bournemouth, southern England, where he accused "Brexit" campaigners of being "dishonest" by pretending that the economy would not suffer.

LONDON (AP):

Sweden's foreign minister says a British exit from the European Union could badly damage the 28-nation bloc.

Margot Wallstrom told the BBC in an interview broadcast yesterday that a vote to leave the European Union in the June 23 referendum could have a domino effect on other members and lead to demands by member states for preferential treatment.

She said the "spill over effect will be unfortunately felt, deeply felt".

Wallstrom said that Britain's vote will have consequences regardless of the result. A vote to leave may embolden other countries who may wish to abandon the Europe project, while a vote to stay may encourage other countries to request "special treatment".