As Brexit debate reaches crescendo, Europe fears for the EU's soul

Sara Miller Llana, CSM, 21.06.2016

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The scene is an airplane flight over Europe “in the near future”; an archeologist turns to the girl seated next to him and tells her that he’s going to be late to his lecture on the European Union. [...]

“It’s a very significant moment in time,” says Janis Emmanouilidis, director of studies at the European Policy Center in Brussels. No matter what happens, this week will prove to be perhaps the biggest wake-up call the bloc has gotten.

“Given the state of affairs in the EU, there is a need to be honest and have an honest debate about where we stand and what needs to be done.”

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