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Merkel: "We must make an effort for this Europe because we love it." (Photo: EPP/Flickr)

European right divided on EU values after Brexit

by Eric Maurice, St Julian's, Malta,

A day after the UK notified the EU of its intention to leave, leaders of the European centre-right have called for EU unity, but with a sometimes very different view on which values the EU should defend.

At their congress in Malta on Thursday (30 March), leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) insisted that the EU was facing an internal challenge from anti-EU forces, in addition to external challenges such as migration, terrorism and protectionism.

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