The (still) United Kingdom has voted against remaining in the EU. The divide between London City and the countryside, between young and old, between Scotland and Wales –all of this will keep this nation occupied for a long time, if it does not tear the nation apart. At the very least it will be a nation under significant tension. But what about the Continent? Recently a truculent suggestion has been making the rounds in Brussels, Paris and Berlin. In principle it would be a good thing if the English leave. This would clear the way for “more Europe.” Maybe, with a divorce, Europe will at last be free to take step toward a federal state. Some, a bit more tactfully, wonder if Brexit should not have consequences for the EU as well. Should the EU become more “social” with decidedly more transfers? Or, should competences now be returned to the Member States? Others, to the contrary, have floated the idea of a new subsidiary balance: they want to transfer additional sovereign authority and reduce the veto-opportunities for the Member States.