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Is Europe Worth the Effort?

One hopes that the EU membership debate, now that it has begun in the United Kingdom, will be honest enough for everyone in Europe to learn from it. The main question, however, is whether the pragmatic argument for remaining in the EU – the focus of the pro-Europe camp in the UK – will be enough.

PARIS – When the United Kingdom joined the then-European Economic Community in 1973, it was at the rearguard of European integration. The question raised by the UK’s upcoming referendum on continued European Union membership is whether Britain is now at the forefront of Europe’s disintegration.

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