A question often asked in Western Europe is: what are the advantages for the European Union in keeping Britain as a member state?
A majority of my compatriots still remember Margaret Thatcher putting pressure on other European leaders and even blackmailing them. A widespread feeling here in Belgium is: if Britain doesn’t love us, it is free to leave.
But the political leaders of member states are more rational and do not share that sentiment. Happily so. We will need everybody to defend our interests on a global scale. The U.K. is now the fifth wealthiest country in the world but in …read more
Source: Newsweek
