If the economic epicenter of Europe moves north, so will the political one. And you could imagine that the countries around the North Sea will cooperate more closely. But also within countries, you could have interesting shifts. In Germany, Bremen, which is bordering the North Sea, is one of the poorest. The area may lose relative power.
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