'Now get out!’ Start Clause 50 exit process NOW, EU chiefs urge UK
Clause 50?
Clause 50 is a part of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, which covers the potential exit of a member. However, the rule is untested, with Britain being the first member to attempt to leave.
Triggering the clause puts into motion a two-year process during which time an exit will be negotiated.
The process is by no means guaranteed to be smooth, or even happen at all. Each national parliament of the remaining 27 EU states will debate the issue and each has a veto. An exit is also at the mercy of a further national ratification process by each state.
Despite the urgent tone of the EU chief’s statement, a further renegotiation of trade could take upwards of five years, as substantial negotiating teams on each side thrash out the whole process.
The UK does have an option to withdraw unilaterally, but this may prejudice any favorable trade settlement the country tried to reach with former EU partners.
http://www.rt.com/uk/348220-brexit-clause-50-eu/
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The Brexit contagion: How France, Italy and the Netherlands now want their referendum too
Voters in France, Italy and the Netherlands are demanding their own votes on European Union membership and the euro, as the continent faces a “contagion” of referendums.
EU leaders fear a string of copycat polls could tear the organisation apart, as leaders come under pressure to emulate David Cameron and hold votes.
It came as German business leaders handed a considerable boost to the Leave campaign by saying it would be “very, very foolish” to deny the UK a free trade deal after Brexit.
Markus Kerber, the head of the BDI, which represents German industry, said that 1970s-style trade barriers would result in job losses in Germany.
“Imposing trade barriers, imposing protectionist measures between our two countries – or between the two political centres, the European Union on the one hand and the UK on the other – would be a very, very foolish thing in the 21st century.”
In Italy, the anti-establishment Five Star movement on Tuesday declared it would demand a referendum on the euro. The party wants the euro to be split – one for the rich north and one for the south.
Beppe Grillo, the party’s leader, has called for a full referendum on EU membership. He said: “The mere fact that a country like Great Britain is holding a referendum on whether to leave the EU signals the failure of the European Union.”
Five Star won 19 out of 20 mayoral elections on Sunday, including in Rome and Turin, in a major blow to Matteo Renzi, the Prime Minister.
In France, Marine Le Pen, the Front National leader, last night called for France to have its own referendum on the “decaying” EU. “I would vote for Brexit, even if I think that France has a thousand more reasons to leave than the UK,” she said.
In the Netherlands, polls show a majority of voters want a referendum on membership, and voters are evenly split over whether to stay or go.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/23/the-brexit-contagion-how-france-italy-and-the-netherlands-now-wa/
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Over 100,000 sign petition calling for UK
Despite being set up hours after the result, the petition has already reached its goal of over 100,000 signatures. This means that it must be considered for debate within parliament within a year.
http://www.rt.com/uk/348228-petition-parliament-uk-brexit/
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Refugees will not disappear whatever the Brexit vote outcome
The EU handling of the migrant crisis has formed a major contributing factor in rising Euroskepticism.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage publicly shared his contempt for the crisis just last week while presenting a Vote Leave poster featuring a mass of refugees and the words “Breaking Point.”
Arguing “the EU has failed us all,” Farage emphasizing the UK must “take back control” of its borders.
http://www.rt.com/uk/347928-refugees-migrants-brexit-referendum/
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