Constanze Stelzenmüller
The key question is whether they can keep their cake and eat it—in other words, single market access and immigration restrictions. It would be very, very difficult for Merkel to make that kind of concession. The risk of setting a bad example that then encourages and enables the fragmenting forces in Europe is more than Merkel can responsibly incur.
2016
May
6
Past Event
Brexit—in or out? Implications of the United Kingdom’s referendum on EU membership
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Washington, DC