After the lesson of the US Civil War–which is that if you want a right to secede from a “voluntary” union you better be VERY EXPLICIT–still, they have signed a draft EU Constitution that is not crystal-clear on this. True, Article 59 coveres “Voluntary withdrawal from the Union”.It provides: 1. Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the European Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements. 2. A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention; the European Council shall examine that notification. In the light of the guidelines provided by the … Continue reading How Stupid are Europeans?