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This is absolutely will be blocked by UK and other right-wing and euro-sceptical parties in Euro Parlament. USA will also oppose it with all possible means. I

This is absolutely will be blocked by UK and other right-wing and euro-sceptical parties in Euro Parlament. USA will also oppose it with all possible means. I think it's one of their greatest fears ( Russia, Turkey, USA)

hyperman1 7y ago
And this is exactly why a lot of Europe sees Brexit as potentially positive in the long term, even if it is painfull in the short term: The UK is the main blocker to further political unification of the EU.
- rayiner 7y ago
  Maybe. Views of the EU were more negative in French polling than in the U.K. in 2016. Holding a referendum on Frexit was one of Le Pen’s campaign promises. (She lost, but still got 1/3 of the vote.) Further political unification may or may not make France more pro-EU.
  - TMWNN 7y ago
    Macron admitted in 2018 that the French would probably have voted to leave in a UK-style referendum. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/21/emmanuel-macron-uk-yes-no-brexit-vote-mistake https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/21/emmanuel-macro...
    - hyperman1 7y ago
      I think most people feel something is wrong with the EU. But this is apart of it: Is it an economical union, or a step towards a fully integrates US-like country. For now it tries to be both,and succeeds in neither. But removing the UK shifts the power balance in this story, and that influences the vote.