Ahead of post-Brexit summit, France and Germany call for unity

Press quote (Voice of America)
15 September 2016

"You have some governments, particularly in Central European countries like Hungary, who are really trying to take advantage of Brexit to say the EU really needs to get out of our business, or we'll go the same way as the British," says Ian Bond, foreign policy director of the London-based Centre for European Reform. "And I think that's quite dangerous."

..."One advantage of the British leaving the EU is they won’t be able to block sensible changes in that area," said analyst Bond, describing co-operation in areas like military procurement to avoid duplication, but dismissing suggestions of an eventual EU army. "This is more about national forces working together more effectively, less duplication, more sensible distribution of resources," he added