The debate on whether a Brexit should or should not take place enters a crucial phase. Last week, British PM David Cameron struck a deal with Donald Tusk, president of Europe. Britain and other EU countries are allowed to dispense red cards and pull the emergency brake. Will this deal survive? In 1,5 weeks it will be on the agenda of the European Summit.

The Dutch political TV talk show 'Buitenhof' (Sunday, February 7) featured the debate between Adriaan Schout, Europe coordinator at the Clingendael Institute, and Coen Teulings, professor of Macroeconomics at Cambridge University.