EU faces struggle to bridge divide with Britain

EU faces struggle to bridge divide with Britain

Press quote (Reuters)
20 January 2012

"What are the reasons for British euroscepticism? History (World War II), geography (Britain is an island nation) and newspaper groups that want Britain to leave the EU," said Charles Grant of the CER. "And, for the past year or so, Michel Barnier." "The perception in the City ... is that he is pursuing a Franco-German agenda to curtail its business."