France sheds no tears over Brexit in game play

France would not go out of its way to stop Britain leaving the EU: that is the result of a mock “war game” negotiation which imagined the outcome of several possible scenarios in the aftermath of a likely UK referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017.

The event was organised by the Euro-critical think tank Open Europe on the 11 December 2013 and brought together more than 70 participants, including policymakers and European diplomats.

• Primary Source

EUObserver [Review], 13.12.13: Playing at a British EU exit http://euobserver.com/news/122376

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