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HARI SREENIVASAN (Newshour): And to another NewsHour correspondent overseas, Ray Suarez in Davos, Switzerland. He's moderating panels at the World Economic Forum, where there's been talk about the future of the European Union.
We spoke earlier this evening.
Ray, let's start with the news this week. The U.K. is making some noises about backing away in some parts from the European Union. What is the reaction there, where all these European leaders are?
RAY SUAREZ (Newshour): Well, here in Davos, the week was heavily dominated by news of the health of the joint European currency, the euro, and whether, in fact, the European Union as it has come to be known would remain with one of its largest members.
Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this week dropped a bomb, that he was going to later in this parliamentary term in a couple of years put Britain's continued membership in the European Union to a vote. And right now, the Union is not very popular among British politicians. So perhaps, feeling the heat at home, Cameron is responding this way.
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