Don’t forget the deal: How Cameron’s UK-EU settlement could herald a more flexible EU

As the date of the UK’s EU referendum fast approaches, the implications for the EU as a whole, if the UK votes to leave, has attracted limited attention in the campaign. Even further, apart from a flurry of interest at the time of the renegotiation, the impact of the Prime Minister David Cameron’s February 2016 renegotiation deal on the EU itself if the UK stays has scarcely been mentioned. Yet what the Prime Minister achieved has the potential to transform the EU for, at the heart of the renegotiation, is a new vision of a more flexible, differentiated EU. After the 23 June 2016, whether Britain leaves or remains in the EU, its future structure will be up for debate.

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