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60 YEARS OF EU
60 millions, by creating the forerunner vows on the bloc’s founding treaties at
years to the European Union, namely the a special summit in Rome designed to
of European treaty of Rome. Sixty years on show unity and endorse a declaration
the EU stands at a crossroads. He of intent for the next decade.
Union states that nationalists tell us the
nation state is best placed to deal BREXIT
Guy Verhofstadt, MEP and with common challenges, but their
former Prime Minister of argument fails the test of reason The British vote to leave the European
Belgium, wrote recently about and ignores the nature of the trans- Union on the 23rd of June 2016 has
how European countries have worked national threats we face. This is set led to an uncertain future of the
successfully to fight against the against the backdrop of the need relationship between the UK and the
return of rampant nationalism that for radical reform of the EU, but EU. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former
led to world wars and the slaughter of Guy says that the European single Prime Minister of Denmark and former
market is something all Europeans NATO Secretary General explores the
can be proud of. With the upcoming upcoming negotiations with a heavy
elections, he says there is real hope emphasis on risks and opportunities
that nationalism will be rejected for multinational organisations. He
because its politicians are incapable of also shares his perspective on the
resolving the challenges we face and political, societal and public trends
calls for those who believe in a united that led to the outcome of the
Europe to stand up and be counted. referendum of the British membership
of the EU. n
Meeting on Saturday 25th March,
exactly 60 years ago to the day,
European Union leaders renewed their
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