It is inevitable that more EU Member Countries will now be wanting their own referendums, and with several counties already indicating leave support in excess of 50% of the voting population, which Country will be the first to go for it?
Whilst there is going to be much work in dealing with our own Brexit, what other factors will need to be taken into account if and when other Countries leave the EU Project?
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It will be more difficult for those countries that use the Euro, but still worth the effort I believe.
Why should any country have to give up their sovereignty, or accept free movement of people, in order to trade? Nowhere else in the world, and if the EU refuse to accept other terms they will lose trade and the support of every European Nation.
It is, of course, the government which decides whether to have a referendum, not the electorate.
If the government wants to stay in, they're taking a big risk. They don't need to do anything to stay in. No doubt they'll now be looking over their shoulders at the UK result and realise how unpopular the EU is.
The other question is "will Switzerland have a referendum to decide if it joins the EU?" - Switzerland is rather fond of holding referendums (Had about nine so far in 2016).
I would wait and see if there are any staff changes at the top of the EU executive, whilst they may currently be talking no compromise I am not quite so sure the governments in Germany, France etc will not make some attempt to create a different class of EU membership; if that involves the shareholders needing to remove some of the board so be it.
They are all making statements but talk is one thing, political will is another.
Certainly if I were Scotland , RUK, Northern Ireland, the EU and the various European governments (Germany and France to be precise) I would not be backing myself into a corner just yet, these are the sorts of things where it is good to hold one's council for a little bit as developments progress at breakneck speed.
Certainly if I were Scotland , RUK, Northern Ireland, the EU and the various European governments (Germany and France to be precise) I would not be backing myself into a corner just yet, these are the sorts of things where it is good to hold one's council for a little bit as developments progress at breakneck speed.
Northern Ireland was never leaving. It was just Brexit, so it was.
Northern Ireland was never leaving. It was just Brexit, so it was.
You are joking, right?
RM
Poor old Northern Ireland always gets forgotten.
DJKL had Northern Ireland separately in his list, as though they weren't part of RUK.
:-(
It looks like there are several others that may be interested. If France or Italy goes then the EU may as well be wound up and preparations made for the next trans-national body to replace it.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-ec...
It looks like there are several others that may be interested. If France or Italy goes then the EU may as well be wound up and preparations made for the next trans-national body to replace it.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-ec...
I wouldn't be against that. A trading group is what I voted for forty years ago.