http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39375966
The EU has been struggling to identify itself, and this article is a great read, on how they need to approach it. The reporter is quoted saying that it is currently a hostile environment in Britain and the economy is suffering as a whole. The article then goes on to discuss the steps that the U.K. would have to do, to rejoin, and the steps they took to exit. Interesting read for anyone looking to further their knowledge on the current Brexit.
Thank you for sharing this information and the article regarding the Brexit. The "Steps to UK leaving the European Union" in the BBC article was extremely helpful for seeing what actually has to happen before the UK can leave the EU. It looks like the whole process could take a couple of years!
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I will be curious how UK would be at the possibility of returning to EU. I was just in southern Spain and went to Gibraltar which is a UK territory and they use the Pound as standard currency. My daughter was in London and she said the Pound to Euro conversion was not nice there either. It will be interesting to see how the monetary side of the withdrawal plays out.
ReplyDeleteTheresa May is working hard to ensure, through significant use of existing legislative/executive powers, that the process moves very quickly. It is true, as you say, Scott, that Gibraltar is proving to be a fascinating pawn in the geopolitical game between Spain, UK, and Gibraltar. NPR's Colin Dwyer covered parts of this story just last week: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/03/522484447/the-dust-up-over-gibraltar-whats-the-big-deal-about-the-little-peninsula
ReplyDeletewhew- I'm interested to see where Gibraltar ends up after the negotiation process.
DeleteI work with a large number of Irish nationals and they have told me that Brexit will be difficult to enforce there. With Northern Ireland being part of England it will leave the EU along with the rest of the country. This means the free travel that is currently allowed under the EU will no longer aplly. However, there is no border, walls, gates, or even signs in some places identifying the border between Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland. This will protecting borders very difficult. This will also have a large effect on trade in the region. I will be interested in seeing how England and Ireland handle this issue.
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DeleteHi Zane, your point about the Irish border is part of the EU "divorce" negotiations. It is a very big concern of the EU and has to be resolved before Brexit can be complete.-Sacha B
DeleteThank you for sharing this article! It cleared up some questions that I had regarding this whole process.
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