News analysis
Not everyone in Europe wants to fall in line behind the Franco-German alliance
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox

The recent summit in Brussels saw old convictions shattered and new coalitions rise.
PHOTO: REUTERS
BERLIN - With the United Kingdom out of the European Union, decision-making within the bloc was supposed to be much easier.
London, which frequently put on the brakes when it came to a deeper integration of the Union, cannot intervene anymore. Hence, the way seemed to be paved for a Franco-German alliance to push ahead with reforms more radical and faster.

