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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20161123-135157 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-end-of-the-european-union-as-we-know-it/ The End of the European Union as We Know It Bugaric, Bojan eng 2016-11-22 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 brexit euro crisis eurocrats eurozone Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The European Union is facing a political crisis unprecedented in its 59-year history. This club of democratic countries established primarily to promote peace and prosperity in post-war Europe is facing a nationalist and populist surge that threatens the democratic principles at the very heart of the EU. Capitalizing on the European sovereign debt crisis; backlash against refugees streaming in from the Middle East, Brexit and public angst over the growing terror threat, previously fringe political parties are growing with alarming speed.