Thread: Brexit: Article 50 Has Been Triggered !
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Old 28-02-2017, 16:06   #291
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Re: BREXIT
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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
I think we sometimes underestimate the emotional attachment to the concept (as opposed to the institution) on mainland Europe. I remember reading an article that speculated that one of the reasons for German reluctance over free movement was the experience of West/East Germans. There are many people in Europe now for whom the cold war isn't that long ago.

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Is that really true though?
I agree about Continental Europe being emotionally invested in the EU. They've seen two world wars with first-hand territorial occupations. Eastern Europeans have not enjoyed the freedom to travel outside the Eastern bloc nor the prosperity to travel much within the Eastern bloc.
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