Britain needs Europe a lot more than Europe needs Britain / Britain may not need the EU, but the EU needs Britain

The UK will hold a referendum on its EU membership before the end of 2017. Dennis Novy writes that a divorce from the EU would risk putting the UK in a weaker economic position. Among the reasons he quotes, he mentions an often overlooked issue: that Britain simply does not have the administrative expertise to carry out some of the functions that the EU currently fulfils on behalf of its member states.

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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

CAPX, 03.11.15: Britain may not need the EU, but the EU needs Britain http://www.capx.co/britain-may-not-need-the-eu-but-the-eu-needs-britain/

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