A LEADING France expert has praised Brexit as a "success," telling the BBC that Britain is during a much better position than Europe.

Brexit has been a hit, consistent with political expert Marc Roche, who said Britain "is in better position than Europe". Mr Roche, who writes for the French weekly Le Point, said that Britain can expect its economy to recover while the EU could languish until the top of the year. 

Chatting with BBC Dateline London, the France expert was asked about how Chancellor Rishi Sunak will handle the upcoming budget on Wednesday, which is additionally the first-post Brexit budget.

Mr Roche explained: "The challenge of Brexit isn't what we expected.

"Because the impact are going to be mid-term on foreign investment, and whether or not they will use the United Kingdom as a springboard to Europe again or will they only cater to the domestic market.

"Besides the small problems we've seen, Brexit has been quite success within the short-term for the govt, and therefore the Government doesn't need to be too preoccupied by that.

"The big question is about the way to relaunch the economy."

He went on to match Britain's economic position to the EU, telling the BBC: "Britain is during a good situation, better than Europe.

"The success of the vaccinations has given an optimistic factor and one can except the economy to recover like within the US over the summer.


"Europe are going to be waiting until the fourth quarter to return."

The remarks comes as Mr Sunak prepares to kick-start Britain's economy following lockdown.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr Sunak said the Budget are going to be a much-needed boon for those hit hardest by the pandemic.

He said: "I stood up at the start of this thing and said i will be able to do whatever it takes to guard British people through this crisis and that i remain committed thereto.

"We went big, we went early, but there's more to return and there'll be more to return within the Budget. 

But there's a challenge and that i want to level with people about the challenge.

"Some 750,000 people have lost their jobs and that i want to form sure we offer those people with hope and opportunity. Next week's Budget will do this ."


He also will announce the locations of 10 freeports across the United Kingdom to assist boost trade and manufacturing after Brexit.

Mr Sunak has claimed these freeports, where goods are often imported without having to pay import tariffs, could "turbo-charge" the economic recovery.

Elsewhere, in the EU, the sluggish vaccine rollout programme has dampened economic expectations within the bloc.

In 2020, the eurozone suffered the worst decline in its history, consistent with the EU statistical agency.

Countries including Spain, Belgium, Italy and France already face projected budget deficits well beyond EU rules.