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On June 30, 2016 the article by Head of the Department of European Political Studies at the Center for European Integration at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Dr Nadezhda Arbatova, - EU after Brexit: Leaders confront the future of a united Europe, - was published in Russia Direct.

"The EU heads of state who met for the European Council summit June 28-29 faced an ambitious agenda. In addition to discussing the ramifications of the British referendum, the leaders also confronted questions of migration, jobs, growth and investment, the future of EU-NATO cooperation and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, including relations with Russia. While the summit ended with more questions than answers, the substantive discussion indicated that Brexit may not, after all, herald the beginning of the end of the European experiment..."

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