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Herman Van Rompuy: 'A huge majority want to stay in the union and the eurozone'

Herman Van Rompuy: 'A huge majority want to stay in the union and the eurozone'
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The eurosceptic backlash in the recent European elections was a major shock to the EU establishment. Large numbers of people voted for anti-European parties across the bloc. In France Marine Le Pen’s Front National won 25 percent of the ballot, while in Britain the UK Independence Party (UKIP) bettered that still, with 27 percent of the poll.

Against that backdrop euronews’ Isabelle Kumar spoke to Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council . In addition to discussing the political ramifications of the EU election result and what it means for Europe, Rompuy also spoke about the crisis between the EU, Ukraine and Russia, his future plans, and his love for Haiku poetry.

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