A proposal to allow voluntarily withdrawal from a future EU gave rise to strong discussion in the Convention on the Future of Europe last Friday (25 April).
Tasked with drawing up a European constitution, the 105-member body was split as to whether such a clause would appease eurosceptics or give ammunition to them.
The article, which is the first of its kind for the European Union, suggests that if a country wants to leave the EU, it has to notify the Council, which will decide, ...
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