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The Independent View: Why we must talk about the EU now

By Petros Fassoulas | Wed 5th September 2012 - 3:35 pm

I guess talking about Europe is not what a party wants come September. With the conference fast approaching, the polls painting a gloomy picture, debate about the leadership raging and the small subject of the economy hanging over everybody, the last thing one needs is a debate about Britain’s place in the EU.

But in politics there is no escaping the big issues. The EU is not just a club we are members of. We are the EU. Our economy is deeply integrated in the wider European economy and our ability to influence the global events that affect us depends to …

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Posted in Europe / International, Op-eds and The Independent View | Tagged | 42 Comments
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