REUTERS
The European Union is facing a threat of disintegration, and great efforts have to be made to prevent this, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said in an interview with German national daily newspaper Die Welt.
Schultz said there was no certainty that the European Union would continue to exist in its current shape in ten years or so. Efforts are needed to make this happen, according to Schultz.
The EU is not a non-alternative ideology, and nationalism may trump the European integration course, Schultz said.
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Earlier, Schulz stressed that the migration crisis could lead to "deep divisions" in the block.