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They do know that UK could have vetoed the entrance of Turkey, Macedonia, etc in EU...

petepete 8y ago
Of course they do. They also know that migrant workers have a positive impact on our economy. They also know the unelected bureaucrats are elected and held to account. And they also knew that there would be issues around Northern Ireland's border that wouldn't be easy to resolve. And they also knew that... I'm bored now but you get the picture.
- tomp 8y ago
  Maybe they decided that the trade-offs are worth it.
- nailer 8y ago
  MEPs do not propose legistlation, that is done by a seperate group, the European Commission. The European Commission is not directly elected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission > There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state.[3] One of the 28 is the Commission President (currently Jean-Claude Juncker) proposed by the European Council[5] and elected by the European Parliament.[6] The Council of the European Union then nominates the other 27 members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 28 members as a single body are then subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament.[7] The current Commission is the Juncker Commission, which took office in late 2014, following the elections for the European Parliament in May of the same year.
  - nailer 8y ago
    I don't normally comment on moderation, but the post above is a statement of fact linking to a very well referenced source.
WillPostForFood 8y ago
That’s irrelevant. UK is split 50/50 on the issue. It depends which government is in leadership it the time of decision. There’s is no security in knowing that it could be vetoed, until the next election. Brexit was the only long term answer for those who were worried about it.
- oblio 8y ago
  If the UK is split, how are you sure that Brexit is the only long-term answer? Surely the other camp can get the upper hand and rejoin the EU at some point :)
mcintyre1994 8y ago
They were ridiculously early in the process and even if he'd stayed PM as long as he wanted I doubt it'd have been Cameron who eventually made that decision. But it'd have been damaging for a British PM to say they'd veto them even if they did everything required to join, so he was really stuck dodging the question when asked if he would.

Of course they do. They also know that migrant workers have a positive impact on our economy. They also know the unelected bureaucrats are elected and held to account. And they also knew that there would be issues around Northern Ireland's border that wouldn't be easy to resolve. And they also knew that... I'm bored now but you get the picture.

tomp 8y ago
Maybe they decided that the trade-offs are worth it.
nailer 8y ago
MEPs do not propose legistlation, that is done by a seperate group, the European Commission. The European Commission is not directly elected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission > There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state.[3] One of the 28 is the Commission President (currently Jean-Claude Juncker) proposed by the European Council[5] and elected by the European Parliament.[6] The Council of the European Union then nominates the other 27 members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 28 members as a single body are then subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament.[7] The current Commission is the Juncker Commission, which took office in late 2014, following the elections for the European Parliament in May of the same year.
- nailer 8y ago
  I don't normally comment on moderation, but the post above is a statement of fact linking to a very well referenced source.

WillPostForFood 8y ago

That’s irrelevant. UK is split 50/50 on the issue. It depends which government is in leadership it the time of decision. There’s is no security in knowing that it could be vetoed, until the next election. Brexit was the only long term answer for those who were worried about it.

oblio 8y ago
If the UK is split, how are you sure that Brexit is the only long-term answer? Surely the other camp can get the upper hand and rejoin the EU at some point :)

mcintyre1994 8y ago

They were ridiculously early in the process and even if he'd stayed PM as long as he wanted I doubt it'd have been Cameron who eventually made that decision. But it'd have been damaging for a British PM to say they'd veto them even if they did everything required to join, so he was really stuck dodging the question when asked if he would.