A European Union flag is waved in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain. (Source: Reuters) A European Union flag is waved in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain. “These will be big political decisions,” said a senior EU official involved in the preparations. And leaders expect, as the Dutch deputy head of the EU Commission put it, “the Brits … to play off one country against the other”. “If the Brits start shooting and try to divide and conquer and try to pay the easterners, it could get ugly,” a second senior EU official said of efforts to hold the EU27 together.

Source: Indian Express March 01, 2017 16:18 UTC