Creating a ‘multi-speed Europe’ would divide the EU and diminish it as a foreign policy actor

Chryssogelos, Angelos, (2017), “Creating a ‘multi-speed Europe’ would divide the EU and diminish it as a foreign policy actor”, LSE EUROPP, 5 April

The notion of creating a ‘multi-speed Europe’, in which some EU members pursue closer integration than others, has been frequently raised since the UK’s EU referendum. Angelos Chryssogelos argues that while the idea may appear to be a neat solution to the current pressures the EU faces, a multi-speed Europe could end up burdening the EU with even bigger strategic challenges in the long-run.

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