Nigel Farage delivers a scathing speech in the European Parliament, criticizing the EU's leadership, particularly the President, and the proposed withdrawal agreement for the UK's exit from the EU. He accuses the EU of being undemocratic, wanting to centralize power, and creating a "political union" without the people's consent. Farage also mocks the EU's leadership, calling them "in denial" about the problems with the euro currency and the impact of their policies on countries like Greece. He argues that the UK's decision to leave the EU is a victory for democracy and nation-states, and warns that the EU's plans for a centralized defense union will render national parliaments irrelevant.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is addressing a person, likely a president or EU official.
2. The speaker claims that the person has no legitimacy in their job.
3. The speaker mentions that Greece has been reduced to a protectorate.
4. The speaker states that the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.
5. The speaker claims that the European Union has imposed a political union on its member states without their consent.
6. The speaker mentions that the EU's currency is failing.
7. The speaker notes that the EU's policies have led to poverty in Greece and other Mediterranean countries.
8. The speaker mentions that the EU's migration policies have led to massive divisions between and within countries.
9. The speaker claims that the UK is master of its own border.
10. The speaker mentions that the UK and EU do a large amount of business in goods and services.
11. The speaker notes that a no-deal Brexit would be worse for the EU than the UK.
12. The speaker mentions that the UK's withdrawal agreement is a bad deal for the UK.
13. The speaker claims that the EU's backstop policy would keep the UK as a hostage for many years.
14. The speaker mentions that Belgium is not a nation, but an artificial creation.
15. The speaker notes that there are two parts of Belgium that speak different languages and dislike each other intensely.
16. The speaker mentions that there is no national TV station or newspaper in Belgium.
17. The speaker claims that the EU is trying to take control of every aspect of people's lives.
18. The speaker notes that the EU's nominee, Ursula, wants to build a centralized, undemocratic, and updated form of communism.
19. The speaker claims that the EU's plans would render nation-state parliaments irrelevant.
20. The speaker mentions that the EU's defense plans would lead to the creation of a European army.
21. The speaker notes that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, is also pushing for a European defense force.
22. The speaker claims that the European defense union will be complete in five years.