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VOX CEPR Policy Portal

2016

Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt, Isabel Schnabel, Volker Wieland

Unity in diversity: The way forward for Europe

It has been suggested that the vote for Brexit marks the first step of disintegration in Europe. This column argues that if the European integration process is pursued wisely, it still carries the promise of enduring peace and growing prosperity. But EU policymakers must devise a process of integration that strengthens Europe’s competitiveness to such an extent that the advantages of EU membership are clear to member states’ citizens.

Feld, L., C. Schmidt, I. Schnabel and V. Wieland (2016), Unity in diversity: The way forward for Europe. VOX CEPR Policy Portal, 22.08.2016.

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