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I am giving 2 more years before everybody gets out of EU. European countries are realizing the long-term implications of EU regulations. Britain got out of EU j

I am giving 2 more years before everybody gets out of EU. European countries are realizing the long-term implications of EU regulations. Britain got out of EU just in time. EU's fixation on austerity will not bode well for long-term economic growth. Germany's interests are in conflict with other EU countries. Positions on Energy, Immigration, Refugees, Foreign policy keep changing depending on who you are listening to. Can any Europeans here chime in with their perspective?

matt4077 9y ago
Britain hasn't actually "gotten out". That won't happen until March 2019 de jure, and probably two years later in real terms, since everything is pointing at an interim period where Britain will remain in the single market with all its features, except their voting rights. The Brutish government is currently getting raked over the coals in negotiations, which serves as an almost daily reminder of the EU's value for member states. Escaping the terrible oppression that is the European Court of Justice, which I just now failed to find any controversial judgement for, appears to be acceptable after all, if it allows your airlines, banks, and software companies to freely do business in the world's largest economic area. Who woulda thunk? Brexit has also had a unifying influence on the rest of the EU: Surveys show trust in the EU at a 10-year high. Almost more importantly, trust in the EU has for 20+ years been higher than trust in the respective national governments and parliaments. See http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/ResultDoc/download/DocumentKy/81148 http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/... (page 15). With the elections in France, the Netherlands, the UK, and Germany, anti-EU populism has arguably shown to have passed its peak–a President Trump actually being rather helpful in this regard, thx.

matt4077 9y ago

Britain hasn't actually "gotten out". That won't happen until March 2019 de jure, and probably two years later in real terms, since everything is pointing at an interim period where Britain will remain in the single market with all its features, except their voting rights. The Brutish government is currently getting raked over the coals in negotiations, which serves as an almost daily reminder of the EU's value for member states. Escaping the terrible oppression that is the European Court of Justice, which I just now failed to find any controversial judgement for, appears to be acceptable after all, if it allows your airlines, banks, and software companies to freely do business in the world's largest economic area. Who woulda thunk? Brexit has also had a unifying influence on the rest of the EU: Surveys show trust in the EU at a 10-year high. Almost more importantly, trust in the EU has for 20+ years been higher than trust in the respective national governments and parliaments. See http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/ResultDoc/download/DocumentKy/81148 http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/... (page 15). With the elections in France, the Netherlands, the UK, and Germany, anti-EU populism has arguably shown to have passed its peak–a President Trump actually being rather helpful in this regard, thx.