BREXIT

Discussion in 'Politics' started by oldnemesis, Jun 24, 2016.

  1. Last edited: Aug 7, 2016
    #371     Aug 7, 2016
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  2. traderob

    traderob

    I own a big block of land in nZ close to a tourist beach: time to subdivide and sell to incoming americans ;)
     
    #372     Aug 7, 2016
  3. Last edited: Aug 20, 2016
    #373     Aug 20, 2016
  4. Tom B

    Tom B

    The Brits made the right decision.

    EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker widens rift with European leaders as he calls for open borders

    • Juncker risks widening splits with EU leaders with contentious remarks
    • Says borders should be scrapped despite migrant rush and terror attacks
    • Insists a stronger EU is best way to combating rising trend in nationalism
    Under-fire EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker risked widening divisions with European leaders today by saying borders were the 'worst invention ever'.

    He called for all borders across Europe to be opened, despite the chaos caused over the last year from the flood in refugees fleeing Syria and the wave of terror attacks hitting various continent's cities.

    The remarkable comments will further undermine Mr Juncker's precarious position as European Commission President.

    He has faced repeated calls to quit after his failure to keep Britain in the EU and the refugee and Greek debt crises.

    Today he accepted the Commission 'deserves criticism' but insisted national government's 'have to share the blame'.

    Speaking at the Alpbach Media Academy this morning, Mr Juncker said: 'Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians.'

    The contentious remarks from the Brussels chief are the polar opposite of moves by elected leaders of EU member states who have tighten their borders over recent months after more than a million entered the bloc from Syria in less than a year.

    Mr Juncker also said a stronger EU was the best way of beating the rising trend of nationalism cross Europe.
    In another extraordinary remark, he appeared to warn of war on the continent if the EU disintegrates as he echoed the warning from the former French president Francois Mitterrand, who said nationalism added to nationalism would end in war.
    'This is still true so we have to fight against nationalism,' Mr Juncker said.

    'We have to fight against nationalism, we have the duty not to follow populists but to block the avenue of populists.'
    The embattled EU Commission president described Brexit as an 'unheard-of political crisis' for the EU but told EU member states that the only way of overcoming the challenge of Britain leaving would be to remain as one.
    'In the concentration of globalisation and European problems, we must not lose our way,' he said.
    Downing Street said Mr Juncker's views on borders were 'not something that the Prime Minister would agree with'.
    The Prime Minister's spokeswoman added: 'Indeed, you've heard the Prime Minister talk about the views that the British people expressed in the referendum and that the British people think that borders are important, having more control of our borders is important and that's an issue we need to address.'

    Mr Juncker was speaking as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy met for crisis talks today as they plot to save the EU in the wake of Brexit.

    The aim of the summit - held on the Italian island of Ventotene - is to demonstrate the unity of Europe's three biggest countries but it is likely to attract questions over the elitist nature of the meeting.

    It is the first in a number of intense summits of talks between European leaders, who are returning from their summer holidays to forge a new way forward after Britain's dramatic decision to quit the EU.

    The meeting will also tackle the ongoing refugee crisis, Europe's economic woes and security in the wake of the string of terror attacks that hit French and German cities last month.

    Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is hosting the meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.

    The location of the exclusive meeting is hugely symbolic; Ventotene was seen as playing a part in the formation of the EU.

    One of the EU's founding fathers, Altiero Spinelli, wrote a manifesto for a federal Europe while he was imprisoned on the island off the coast of Naples during the second world war.

    A French diplomatic source told the Guardian the summit aims 'to show the unity of Europe's three biggest countries, but not to create a specific club'.



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    #374     Aug 23, 2016
  5. Juncker is insane.
     
    #375     Aug 23, 2016
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  6. fhl

    fhl

    Now May says they're going to get it done by 2019.

    It couldn't be any more obvious that they're not going to do it and they're stalling for time to find a reason (like another deep recession?) to forget about it.

    If the gov't will not do what the citizens of a country want, what option do the citizens have other than armed revolt. I hope the people of the Britain grow a spine.
     
    #376     Nov 22, 2016
  7. Visaria

    Visaria

    Takes 2 years after article 50 is triggered to exit the EU. Article 50 to be triggered next year....so exit in 2019.
     
    #377     Nov 22, 2016
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  8. Do the citizens of Britain even have "arms"? So that the citizenry can't rise up against the government.... isn't that the reason the government bans the citizenry from having guns?
     
    #378     Nov 22, 2016
  9. fhl

    fhl

    When the referendum was voted on, they said article 50 could be triggered immediately.
    Now they say next year.
    Sure, get back to me when they do it.
     
    #379     Nov 22, 2016
  10. Visaria

    Visaria

    Under the current Govt, the timetable has always been 2019.
     
    #380     Nov 22, 2016