The UK needs the EU – but the EU needs the UK, too

What might a UK exit from the European Union mean for Europe’s future? A recent hearing of the ‘LSE Commission on Britain’s Future in Europe’ that addressed this question posed a number of fears over the implications. In response to Kevin Featherstone’s post Waking up to a nightmare? A UK exit from the EU would be a ‘lose-lose’ for both sides LSE’s Visiting Professor in Practice Joaquín Almunia offers his opinion.