"It is sad to see a country leaving that twice liberated us, [that has] twice given its blood to liberate Europe"
— Guy Verhofstadt

January 1, 1970

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Said after the EU Parliament voted to ratify the UK's Brexit withdrawl agreement. Brexit: MEPs ratify UK withdrawal agreement (29 January 2020)