European Affairs Contributor

Martha Simms

1 article 2015

Martha Simms contributed to The Weekly Standard, writing about European Union politics and governance. Her 2015 article examined resistance within EU institutions to scaling back integration.

Why Can't Brussels Accept 'Less Europe?'

December 9, 2015 · brussels, European Union, Blog

The EU has never looked worse. Last week alone, Denmark rejected the deepening of ties with the EU in a referendum, France's anti-EU party received a leading number of votes in its regional election, and Sweden, Germany, and Austria have all reinstated border control—effectively ending Schengen for…