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Europe after Brexit

A Proposal for a Continental Partnership

Jean Pisani-Ferry, Norbert Röttgen, André Sapir, Paul Tucker and Guntram B. Wolff
Bruegel, 2016
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Recommendation

Brexit is a watershed event in the history of modern Europe, marking an abrupt change in what has been for close to six decades a slow but steady progression toward greater unification in Europe. The United Kingdom’s vote has left European Union decision makers somewhat at sea on how to address the changes that will inevitably affect the EU’s economic, political and regulatory edifice. This intriguing article from a group of policy makers and academics presents a vision of a “continental partnership” that would enable continued economic and political collaboration, albeit with concessions from both sides of the channel. getAbstract recommends this succinct and accessible proposal to policy makers and others interested in the consequences of Brexit.

Take-Aways

  • Brexit presents a challenge to the structure of the European Union.
  • Regional security risks and Europe’s economic interconnections with the United Kingdom argue for a path of continued cooperation.
  • A “continental partnership,” with “inner and outer circles” of EU relationships, can reconcile the issues between the EU and the UK.

About the Authors

Jean Pisani-Ferry is a Hertie School of Governance professor. Norbert Röttgen chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag. André Sapir is a professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Paul Tucker is chair of the Systemic Risk Council and a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Guntram B. Wolff is the director of Bruegel.

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