“German Chancellor Angela Merkel called last week for turning the European Commission, which currently drafts legislation and regulates competition, into ‘something like a European government.’ The phrase alone rattles the teeth of many British politicians, who have warned for decades of the specter of a European superstate. Last month, Cameron faced a huge rebellion within his own party as 81 of the 303 Conservative lawmakers defied his orders and voted to hold an urgent referendum on EU membership in 2015.”
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