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Once Scorned, ‘Multispeed Europe’ Is Back

Once Scorned, ‘Multispeed Europe’ Is Back

Even lifelong federalists like European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker are backing off from the concept of a lockstep march to ever-closer union

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As the U.K. prepares to launch divorce talks with the European Union this month, the rest of the bloc is thinking seriously about loosening the ties among the 27 countries that remain.

In a report Wednesday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for the first time floated the possibility of the bloc handing back some powers to national governments. These could range from Brussels standing down from policing of government...

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