EPC Publications | Brexit: a new beginning for the EU or the beginning of the end? by Janis A. Emmanouilidis and Fabian Zuleeg
Despite all the evidence presented by a range of respected figures and
institutions, and the paucity of the arguments on the Brexit side, which
failed to set out the alternative to EU
membership, the emotional appeal for ‘independence’ has won. This is a
bad day for Europe. The Bremain campaign has not connected with enough
voters, with the perceived need to limit migration, the wish to make
decisions independent of the EU and a vote against ‘the establishment’
all seemingly playing a role.
