Merkel Vows to Keep Europe Together After British Vote

By ALISON SMALE and SEWELL CHAN 7:03 AM ET

• Stunned European Union leaders began meeting in Brussels to respond to Britain’s decision to leave.
• Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she would try to stop the E.U. drifting apart. But she also said Britain could not expect the privileges of membership without the obligations.

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Nigel Farage, left, one of the leaders of Britain’s effort to leave the European Union, looked on as Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, vowed that “the European dream will continue.”CreditJohn Thys/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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