Talking Europe - EU-UK relations, 10 years after the referendum: Brexit or Regrexit?
European diplomats said the U.K. could return in principle, but only if it accepts the obligations of membership and gives up special requests.
- On Friday, European diplomats indicated the European Union would be open to Britain rejoining, provided London fully commits to all membership duties.
- Surveys show Britons experience "divorce regret," with many now believing that leaving the European Union was a mistake one decade ago.
- The 27-member European Union has embraced policies like "strategic autonomy" and "European preference," moving forward without the difficult special requests previously associated with Britain.
- Labour challenger Andy Burnham expressed a desire for Britain to rejoin the European Union, putting pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of leadership jostling.
- Diplomats warned that London must demonstrate genuine commitment to membership and its attending duties if Britain seeks to rejoin the bloc.
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Ten years after the referendum in favour of leaving the European Union, the United Kingdom is remorseful.
Many British people regret their election to withdraw from the European Union ten years ago, but the majority of the country's politicians do not believe that the country will return to the EU.
If the Keir Starmer government has been trying for several months to get closer to the 27 at a time when a majority of British people believe that Brexit has been a mistake, a return from the United Kingdom to the EU is still far from being on the agenda.
The next British election could be a referendum on the return to the Union. Europeans must show by then why this would be of benefit to the United Kingdom. In the decade since Brexit, they have not succeeded.
Talking Europe - EU-UK relations, 10 years after the referendum: Brexit or Regrexit?
It has been a decade since British voters made the momentous decision to leave the European Union. The EU referendum result on June 24, 2016 led to a profound transformation of British politics, and to Brexit-related infighting that refuses to go away. But if the UK has not truly moved on, what about its former partner in this divorce, the EU? And what does Brussels think when the British government talks about rebuilding this relationship? We p…
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