What Comes After the British EU Referendum?

Britain’s EU referendum, whichever way it goes, has many negative implications for the future of Europe. There is only a slim chance that Europe’s politicians will take the vote as the wake-up call that it is. But if Europe doesn’t address the growing malaise, we Europeans will all pay the price.

Jürgen Grossmann is the founder of the nonprofit organization United Europe.

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