Brexit pushes EU towards multiple unions

Report published by EurActiv in September 2016 highlighting the move by several member states to develop some form of regional affinity which could endanger the functioning of the European Union.

The article mentions different initiatives and groups, including the so-called 'MED Alliance' of southern European countries and the Visegrad Group, which aim to influence the EU as it tries to find a way to move on from the United Kingdom's exit.

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