Walloon PM Says Bulgaria Should Quit EU

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Wallonia's Minister-President has said Bulgaria should leave the EU, alongside other Eastern European countries.

It is "desirable" that Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria follow in the UK's lockstep, Le Monde [FR] quotes Paul Magnette, who heads the Belgian region's government, as saying.

After Brexit, there should be "a Polxit, a Hungarexit, a Romaxit, a Bulgxit," he has argued.

Magnette gained international fame in October by blocking the EU-Canada free trade deal for a long time before backtracking.

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