Brexit: Does Brexit free Europe to seek closer union?
Synopsis For some, the decision in July at a marathon EU summit to move towards joint borrowing to fund a post-coronavirus recovery plan for the union is a sign of what can now be achieved. Reuters The outcome will depend on whether UK will return to a close association with Brussels or whether it will eventually prosper on the outside Brussels: British politicians often speak of Brexit as an opportunity to escape Brussels' shackles, but does the departure also free Europe to go its own way? London's departure strips the bloc of its second largest economy after Germany's, and of France's only...