Seminar assignment 2 - Europe welcomes and bids farewell to Britain

Compare and contrast this speech by European Commission President Malfatti at the 1972 signing of the Accession Treaty with Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Norway with this editorial published by the Presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament on the day when Brexit took effect - 31 January 2020. In each case identify the speaker's / author's concerns and the sources of authority they invoke to justify their visions of European integration.