British EU referendum provokes anxiety in Eastern Europe

Several media sources published features in June 2016 regarding the impact of a potential British exit of the European Union on eastern Europe.

Hungary's prime minister Vikor Orbán intervened in the referendum campaign on 19 June, publishing a message in British media urging voters to remain in the EU.

• Primary Source

ESO: Information Guide: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-august-2017-edition/

The Wall Street Journal, 19.06.16: Brexit Poses Multiple Risks to Europe’s Stability http://www.wsj.com/articles/brexit-poses-multiple-risks-to-europes-stability-1466360791

Hungary Today, 21.06.16: Hungarian Foreign Minister: Britain Should Stay In The European Union http://hungarytoday.hu/news/hungarian-foreign-minister-britain-stay-european-union-46328

The Wall Street Journal, 19.06.16: Hungary’s Prime Minister Urges Britons to Remain in European Union http://www.wsj.com/articles/hungarys-prime-minister-urges-britons-to-remain-in-european-union-1466351598

The New York Times, 16.06.16: [Opinion] Eastern Europe Is Both Dreading Brexit and Ready for It http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/opinion/eastern-europe-is-both-dreading-brexit-and-ready-for-it.html

The Telegraph, 20.06.16: Please don't leave us this way - Europe urges Britain not to plump for Brexit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/20/please-dont-leave-us-this-way---europe-urges-britain-not-to-plum/

EurActiv, 20.06.16: Luxembourg warns of Brexit ‘domino effect’ in Eastern Europe http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/luxembourg-warns-of-domino-effect-from-brexit-in-eastern-europe/

EurActiv, 07.03.16: Sobotka speaks out against Brexit and Czexit http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/sobotka-speaks-out-against-brexit-and-czexit/

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