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Should the UK withdraw from the European Union?

Should Italy withdraw from the European Union?

The European Union is a politico-economic union of 28 countries with a combined population of over 510 million. The purpose of the EU was to promote free trade and immigration within its internal market. Each member country would also enact similar laws regarding agriculture and development. Italy has been a member of the EU since January 1958. Proponents leaving the EU argue that membership undermines Italy's sovereignty and leaving would help Italy control immigration. Opponents of leaving the EU argue would damage trade, cause unemployment and harm foreign investment.

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18%
Yes
82%
No
14%
Yes
71%
No
3%
Yes, but maintain free trade agreements with EU nations
12%
No, but renegotiate for strict limits on migration into the country and the terms of our monetary contributions
0%
No, but renegotiate the terms of our monetary contributions

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 @95DJ7T7answered…2yrs2Y

Si, parallelamente alla gestione democratica e pianificata dell’economia

 @952BGJLanswered…2yrs2Y

No, but renegotiate EU structure and increase each country autonomy in economic policies

 @94SZH6Zanswered…2yrs2Y

No, but Europe should be reorganised in a real union in which all countries have the same decisional power, and where there aren’t countries with greater or lesser importance

 @93WZ7TGanswered…2yrs2Y

no because if we exit from EU there can e negative economics and others negative conseguences for our country

 @8RFXPKCanswered…4yrs4Y

United States of Europe is fundamental for our continent!

 @99C5FW2from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but renegotiate to prevent the possibility of joining a United States of Europe, if one eventually comes to exist

 @94Y8WH9answered…2yrs2Y

No, Italy can't afford to renegotiate all its deals. As things are, it is better to work from within the EU for needed reforms and funds.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2 days2D

Europe on Edge as Critical Cables Severed Near Nord Stream Blast Zone

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday said "nobody believes" that two broken telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea were "accidentally cut.""We have to conclude, without knowing exactly who did it, that it is a hybrid action and we also have to assume — without knowing it — that it is sabotage," Pistorius told reporters in Brussels on the sidelines of a Council of the European Union meeting.The Finnish network company Cinia said Monday it was investigating a broken undersea internet cable running between Santahamina near Helsinki and Rostock in Germany — in a submarine incident that sparked political alarm in Berlin and Helsinki.The 1,173 kilometer-long cable follows a similar route to the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream gas pipelines, which exploded in September 2022 in an apparent act of sabotage.Also speaking on the sidelines of the meeting in Brussels, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said: “We are now investigating what has happened. We have good capabilities through all of this to investigate what has happened and who has been there.”Finland’s Europe Minister Joakim Strand called the incident "concerning.""Our authorities together with the companies are proactively investigating the case. The telecommunications have been re-routed to back-up connections and practical impacts have been minimal. The cable of course will be repaired. It is too soon to speculate on any causes but of course this is concerning," he added.The suspected case of sabotage comes as European foreign ministers, meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday, warned that Russia is “systematically attacking” Europe’s security architecture.

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