The UK can still join the EU, but the UK cannot rejoin the EU on past terms. Which means if the UK joins the EU, then the UK needs to adopt the Euro and Schengen permanently without opposition.

@rayc9539

10 ай бұрын

I understand that. However, what about the possibility of EFTA/EEA membership which would grant us access to the single market? Even though I am enthusiastic about the EU social project, I realise that majority of Brits are mostly interested in the economic aspect, such as single market participation. During the brexit negotiations, a Norway style deal was proposed for the UK, but it was rejected. Norway is a member of EFTA/EEA and has access to the single market. If we were allowed into the EEA, we would be allowed to keep our pound and have autonomy over our agricultural and fishing legislations. I think this would be the best option for the UK, rather than full EU membership, anytime soon. The British exceptionalism is still prevalent, thereby creating an obstacle. Thankfully, demographic changes have produced more pro-eu individuals.

@frankoneill5675

10 ай бұрын

@@rayc9539 EFTA members have said they do not want the UK as a member, so the only way back into the SM is through full EU membership.

@rayc9539

10 ай бұрын

@frankoneill5675 I recall something about that. However, that was during the brexit negotiation process (2018-2019). I recall the then prime minister Theresa May was proposed with the EFTA membership offer, but she rejected it on the grounds that it would not be in the "will" of the British people. I also remember the UK being seen as an "unreliable partner" at the time. However, with the elapsed time and the public increasingly having a change of heart, who knows what the members' position would be on the UK EFTA membership...

@frankoneill5675

10 ай бұрын

@@rayc9539 It has nothing whatsoever to do with what happened at that time. EFTA members feel a big country like the UK would dominate EFTA (total population about 14 million) to the present members' detriment. Secondly, when EFTA adopt new EU laws, they must agree unanimously to do so, or none can adopt them. There is a fear that with the UK's historical negativity and reluctance, if they refused to accept new laws, and held all the members back, that eventually EFTA would diverge so far from the EU that the EU would end the EEA agreement, with EFTA members losing access to the SM. A further problem is that to allow a new member into the EEA agreement, the agreement would have to be reopened. Once that happens, everything in the agreement is open to renegotiation. EFTA fear that reopening it could leave them with a worse deal than they have now. It is too big a risk. There could be other reasons as well that I'm not familiar with. Aside from all that, in order to reopen the EEA agreement, it would require the unanimous assent of all thirty odd signatory states, EU and EFTA. That is thought to be almost impossible. The realistic route to SM access for the UK is to apply for EU membership.

@rayc9539

10 ай бұрын

@frankoneill5675 Yeah, what you said was quite insightful, and I understand the reservations that EFTA states have against the UK. I must remind you of something, though - the politicians' historical reluctance is not an accurate reflection of the general UK population. The majority of the political parties are plagued with exceptionalism, for whatever reason. I have a feeling this reverberated to the public at some point. However, the UK is having a more favourable view of the EU, despite the Conservative government apprehension. It took brexit to make the UK realise that they are not, in fact, better of on their own, despite what the delusional Conservatives think... Compounded by the "hard" brexit delivered to us by the conservatives, because they did not wish to pay anymore money to the EU... I do wish that we can be EU members again. I'm only a youngster (26), but I have no doubt that EU membership was a contributing factor to the UK's prosperity over the decades. I am still astounded that a simple majority (51.9%) was required to enact such a major constitutional change with so much uncertainty. It was only an advisory vote, after all. Not every leave voter actually wanted to depart the single market. Remember, brexit only refers to EU membership. That was what was stated on the ballot paper. There were people aware of the EEA possibility and voted to terminate EU membership in favour of being an EEA member, in turn remaining in the single market, and paying less to the EU. It was and still is a convoluted mess, and I wish it to end. I have absolutely no hope in the conservatives because of their wrecking ball tenure, and I have lost faith with Labour because of Kier Starmer. Kier Starmer used to openly advocate for single market membership and even backed a second EU referendum in 2019 when he was chancellor. He knew about the lies and misinformation that influenced many leave voters. Now he claims there is "no case" for re-entering the single market or customs union. That's an interesting twist. He can not be trusted. If Labour loses the next general election, his brexit u-turn may just be to blame. What a freak show the UK has become.

British Mindset: I voted to release face-biting leopards, now a leopard has bitten my face. What could have gone wrong?

EU will integrate western Balkan now! They are real Europeans, we don't have time to lose with little India!!

Every other EU country would think twice about leaving now..... I certainly wouldn't vote to leave now!

@samchris3793

4 ай бұрын

Yeah great example. The Italians and French who wanted to leave have shut up now and have dropped it from all conversation.

@Optimistic-101

Ай бұрын

@@samchris3793is it nice having to live in fear because you are frightened of some thing you want.

😅😅 Little Richard "You keep on knocking but you can´t come in, you keep on knocing but you can´t come in, come back tomorrow and try again".😁

All we've got to do is apply to join and full integrate ourselves with Schengen and continue to make the arguments

UK would have to join Schengen too. UK can keep the Pound for now but it has to be pegged to EURO. If not, then UK can stay outside the EU which is fine

1:25 edi rama is a basketball giant,he looks down from 201 cm to lil ursula,looks cute

I don't regret leaving the EU

It's not only unlikely. It is impossible right now...and for the next 25+ years, I guess. Other than The UK, the EU is abiding by the contract. Do you guys really believe, that the EU will play this childish game of yours? Hint: It won't! The EU has better things to do, than to be vexed out with The UK's indecision, doesn't it!? Your chop and change perhaps works back home, but it certainly doesn't fly with the EU. Oh and...you lost every single power for good. If and when you apply for membership again, you will be treated as any other member, which means the times, when you could veto and dictate are gone. Veto is something the EU countries you vetoed for years to join the EU will take revenge on you. Of that, you can be absolutely sure! No entry for The UK for years to come. This is another smug imperialistic thinking of yours that needs to be purged from your minds. It is NOT up to you to join. You can try, but the decision is not yours! You think it is, but I assure you, it is not!

@Robert-xy4xi

6 ай бұрын

What 😂 The UK was a big backer of EU expansion more so than France and Germany! Which country was pushing for Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary to join! Guess what, the UK!

@Robert-xy4xi

6 ай бұрын

The EU commission is not some anti British individual! They will want the money like before! The UK was the second largest contributer after Germany into thecEU pot!

@Kivas_Fajo

6 ай бұрын

@@Robert-xy4xi ...and they were the biggest whiny bitches. Good they are gone now.

@Kivas_Fajo

6 ай бұрын

@@Robert-xy4xi You vetoed even more...but, thankfully we do not have to put up with ur whiny bitching anymore, peasants.

@a.r.stellmacher8709

4 ай бұрын

@Kivas_Fajo Well put. Agree 100%

_Brits regret Brexit but rejoining the EU is unlikely_ - Phew, the EU dodged a bullet on that one.

@j.4332

4 ай бұрын

Who says we "regret"?Sad bitter remainers?

@channelsixtyeight068_

4 ай бұрын

@@j.4332 Most likely. 😃

@KMartin-jf5kw

2 ай бұрын

We don't regret it

Ireland would veto a british re-entry to joining the EU. Just takes one no vote to block.

@Gudha_Ismintis

4 ай бұрын

doubt that

@whitewaterkayaks

4 ай бұрын

@@Gudha_Ismintis Ok, So you dont think Ireland will block? Tell me more

Utter horseshit. It like saying we regretted the last governments we voted for everytime the government changes.

Do remember that almost half the UK voted to remain in the EU.

@Harry-tb8yo

10 ай бұрын

And what exactly should this tell us? That the EU should only treat the leave voters as a third country and the remain voters as if they were still members?

@richardgallagher4880

10 ай бұрын

And remember 100% of legal votes where to leave.

@Harry-tb8yo

10 ай бұрын

@@richardgallagher4880 In Ruzzia?

@channelsixtyeight068_

9 ай бұрын

Almost, is not enough, is it? Eligible voters preferred to go off to the football and get pissed instead.

@richardgallagher4880

9 ай бұрын

@@Harry-tb8yo Cry harder

Countries that want to join EU must meet some basic criteria. Great Britain doesn’t even get close.

My opinion, we will never rejoin the EU.

EU may refuse to take the UK back on the past terms not out of negative sentiments but of more practical thoughts: the past terms prompted the UK to leave the EU. The Brits may leave us again on whims if the same terms were reintroduced. So why bother putting the EU through years of tedious negotiating and paperwork again?

I don't want UK back to EU.. They said no to every reforms, we don't need them... EU need a lot of reforms to works better, at this moment, the EU is very very bad in her functioning. More power to EU and countries who are not agree, they can leave EU.. Europe have to be united to progress better against great power like China and USA.

@GCS88

9 ай бұрын

I dont want them back as well, such a troublesome partner only thinking about itself, De Gaulle was right from the start when he said the UK wants in for its own interests and not for the European projects and He veto'd them twice.

@Warsaotte

9 ай бұрын

​@@GCS88 Yep I know that story. Now they gone we can fully reforms EU. Hoping EU States will play the game. We have two choice today, 1. a united europe as one powerful country that can be strong agaisnt china and us. 2, a europe of nations with less power to EU and more to states but european countries have no words to say and must follow china and/or us's politics. my choice is done for me.

@channelsixtyeight068_

9 ай бұрын

@@Warsaotte The EU isn't just for economics, iit was also a political solution to prevent future wars between European nations. It's a remarkable achievement. The UK wanted to destroy it from within, now it has removed itself.

@DummyUseless-er3dn

Ай бұрын

I agree. And EU should have a common link language too for any official purposes be it administration, jobs, etc. If any EU member country doesn’t like it then they are free to exit the EU

WE DO NOT REGRET IT

If the reason to rejoin is economic better stay out.

Britons regret Brexit? Not a chance. This is a lie. Pure lies. Not a chance will we rejoin. Let’s ask a Nigerian immigrant what he thinks of Brexit. Let’s listen to a biased Irish reporter talk nonsense. WE WILL NEVER REJOIN. Thank God.

@jayparm

2 ай бұрын

Are you like? Stupid

This is misinformation. WE DON'T REGRET IT.

REJOINING... no, thanks. This brexit trouble was enough, so let them stay outside of the EU.

Congratulations to Nigel Farage for Brexit. Job well done. Mission accomplished. There's no turning back. His pockets are fill to the brim. Now can sit back and talk nonsense.. God Bless him and his family

@larryc1616

8 ай бұрын

Farage and his family have EU passports. They travel, live and their kids goto school in a EU country.

@samchris3793

4 ай бұрын

@@larryc1616 Ironic isn't it. Mislead the public and then f**d off to America to make his money.

Rejoining is inevitable!

@Praying_Light_Force

4 ай бұрын

YES

Brits don't regret leaving, we regret not having a government to carry it through.

Europe is an elitist club who do serve the best interest of Europeans, and tge economic policies of Europe reflects this

@ralphmacchiato3761

7 ай бұрын

The UK is in Europe

@Baba-yv6ml

4 ай бұрын

The US is an elitist club which serves the best interest of Americans, and the economic policies of the US reflect this

@a.r.stellmacher8709

4 ай бұрын

@@ralphmacchiato3761 I think England, not so much the whole of UK, have become too americanised for being called Europeans any longer. Yes, on the map England is in Europe but in their hearts and minds, ergo, in their attitudes, they are much more American than European. But quite a few of the English, as well as of other UK members, have escaped the sinking ship and moved to the mainland. And most of them are really happy to have made that move.

it's the price of progress and sovereignty, but a very wise thing to do

@howarddavies8937

9 ай бұрын

Brexit was hardly progress, quite the reverse.

@Erakius323

3 ай бұрын

If we have wise governance. But we have the Tories. They are useless. We are screwed outside the EU, and frankly, we deserve it.

No we don’t regret it at all! Fake news.

@is17a985

9 ай бұрын

Tory supporter logic.

@rocoe9019

9 ай бұрын

Not long out of the EU and brits are already turning into stupid yanks 😂

I voted to leave and I certainly regret it. Not been able to do it sooner. Why this video was made by an EU funded or owned body says it all to me. 🇬🇧

Real GDP growth since Q4 2019. -- UK 1.8% -- France 1.7% -- Germany 0.2%

@MangoFIlms_CH

10 ай бұрын

Where you're inflation figures vs debt ratio???? .... Half sandwich there...... Very convenient for your false sense of security! Even us in Switzerland wouldn't dream of cutting ourselves off from the single market..... And we only 5 million people with a GDP per capita almost 3x the UK...... But hey nobody has ever called a Brexit supporter rational!

@Evian457

10 ай бұрын

@@MangoFIlms_CH I know, those stupid Brexit voters. Imagine leaving the single market then growing faster than its two biggest economies, since leaving. Crazy world.

@Tullzter

10 ай бұрын

Eurozone growth is three times higher than the UK in 2023….

@thepatriot4076

10 ай бұрын

Wow .1% in GDP, what an accomplishment 😂😂😂😂

I made the decision to vote in favor of leaving, and if given the opportunity again, I would without hesitation cast my vote to leave. I firmly believe that our country is in a stronger position outside of the European Union, as it allows us the freedom to shape our own future and determine our own destiny. It is far more preferable to have control over our own affairs rather than leaving crucial decisions in the hands of unfamiliar politicians who may not have our best interests at heart.

@etnacro-pf4gb

6 ай бұрын

Ah yes freedom to shape your own future under a Indian prime minister and his Indian lackeys 🤡UK is becoming a new Hindustan. Good luck with that!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 No we don't. We're sitting here laughing at uccraine since they reeemmained.

@Tullzter

10 ай бұрын

Ukraine isn’t in the EU genius

@richardgallagher4880

10 ай бұрын

@@Tullzter You see the ta4nks roll in. You seen v z sign the official paperwork 😆

@Harry-tb8yo

10 ай бұрын

@@richardgallagher4880 The tanks roll in? Closing in on Russia indeed. You're doomed, Ivan.

@richardgallagher4880

10 ай бұрын

@@Harry-tb8yo No they stopped. 140k renainers dead🤣🤣🤣

@richardgallagher4880

10 ай бұрын

@@Harry-tb8yo The west bankrupt

Lies, lies and more lies!

We need to rejoin now 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@discoboy8169

10 ай бұрын

There is no countries who wants that. There three countries -donors - France, Germany and Denmark, but they somehow benefiting. The bad thing about EU is that the plan to take 9 poor countries more, so EU would be a trouble.

Ukraine is not joining the EU. It has applied to join the CPTPP.

No one I know regrets leaving. Judging by the mess the EU is in with their unelected leaders it’s the best thing we ever done

@rocoe9019

9 ай бұрын

😂 you must be very blissful 😂

@robedwards5709

9 ай бұрын

@@rocoe9019 yep😂😂😂😂

@terryfinnie2146

9 ай бұрын

Who elected your PM, ?. All MEP are elected in their own country, they then sit in Brussels representing their constituents, stop reading that rag ,(the mail).another uneducated simpleton.

@channelsixtyeight068_

9 ай бұрын

It is the best thing the UK ever did. It never did anything of any use while it was a member.

@lordsummerisle852

9 ай бұрын

100

No.We dont "regret" leaving the tyrannical EU.We "regret" that we trusted our Govt,which we voted for,on the basis of getting us OUT of the EU,basically worked to keep a foot in the door of the EU.We still despise the unelected mandarins of the EU.

@a.r.stellmacher8709

4 ай бұрын

Good, let’s hope the majority of you keep on despising the unelected mandarins of the EU. You are much better off with your unelected elitist prime ministers anyway. How many of them were there in the last few years? Stopped counting.

@olivermoore7020

4 ай бұрын

Those who voted Brexit got exactly what they voted for. These are the consequences. Simple as that. The only way to leave the EU but avoid the negative consequences of Brexit, would have been to remain in the single market and customs union. As a remainer, I wouldn't be against this, it would have retained my right to live and work across the EU without a visa/permit. But you wanted to be out entirely. The vision of Brexit that many dreamed of in 2016 was a fantasy. Not practical and never going to work.

@j.4332

4 ай бұрын

@@olivermoore7020 I dont think we got anything like we wanted from it.We are still paying billions.We have less control of the borders that before,Sunak is allowing hundreds more illegal immigrants than ever.We wanted a total 100% break,from EU laws and regulations yet we are still tied to the ECHR.The word European is a clue.

@Erakius323

3 ай бұрын

@@j.4332That is what we voted for. Europe is our biggest trading partner. Which means we just ensure regulatory alignment in order to facilitate trade. Which means abiding by EU law. We just don’t get a say on that law anymore. This is exactly, what Remain was warning would happen, if we left. This is exactly, what those who voted for Brexit, if they did so in an informed manner, should have expected.

I don't know one Brit that regrets it. A remainers fantasy.

@ShirleyTimple

8 ай бұрын

Cool anecdote, bigot. 😂

@j.4332

5 ай бұрын

Maybe soft leavers who were unsure.I despised the Common Market in the 70s,so nothing the tyrannical 4th Reich was ever going to do would change my mind.Britain has spent hundreds of years helping to either liberate,or defend the Europeans from each other.Let them get on with it,we are fine in our island solitude.

Europe's on Borrowed time now not long until 27 Countries all go in different directions

@GCS88

9 ай бұрын

lol no UK made sure of that.

@channelsixtyeight068_

9 ай бұрын

I guess you believe in the Second Coming, too.

Never regret getting out of a dictatorship!

@yellowblue3945

5 ай бұрын

nice joke

@Erakius323

3 ай бұрын

It’s a confederation….. you do know what they are, right?

@jasonkingshott2971

3 ай бұрын

@@Erakius323 You seem very gullible, naive.

@Erakius323

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonkingshott2971 You don’t seem very bright. What is a federation government? What is a confederation government? How are they similar? How are they different? Because you seem to think they are autocracies.

@jasonkingshott2971

3 ай бұрын

@@Erakius323 My definition of a dictatorship is when an electorate is denied electing either a ruling party or a head of state, a president. Without going into detail, an example of a federation look towards Canada a confederation, a prime example is Switzerland.

Getting divorced is painful and it takes a decade or more to get over it emotionally and financially. I think by 2030 the Brexit decision will be seen as one of the smartest moves the UK has ever made.

@AndyM_323YYY

10 ай бұрын

Its always some time in the future. So tell us why.

@rosshilton

10 ай бұрын

@@AndyM_323YYY I would have thought it was obvious Andy - it takes a decade or even more to undue the mess the EU created in the UK. Trade, cultural and political relationships with other nations were ignored or even damaged because the EU had an ever growing “supernation” concept. Investment and consumption was targeted towards the EU, not to external nations. Law making had been neglected because of a reliance on EU law. All of this takes time to repair.

@AndyM_323YYY

10 ай бұрын

@@rosshilton ROFL. More vague waffle lacking anything specific. But thank you for the laughter: I know you did not mean to be ridiculous, but you were.

@rosshilton

10 ай бұрын

@@AndyM_323YYY Andy, who borrowed the family brain today? You certainly haven’t go it. Did you think it happened overnight?

@rosshilton

10 ай бұрын

@@AndyM_323YYY Just reminding you it took until the mid 1960s to undo the damage done by Continental Europe between 1939 and 1945. Bet you would have welcomed them with open arms.

It would be a disaster to rejoin the EU, because we would end up like Spain and Grace, bankrupt and bankrupted , and begging for help, at least now we can create something new and something similar to Switzerland if we had the right leader!! The problems now are not only Brexit but Dictatorship like Putin and around the world wars! We are doing not bad compared to many….so we should all stick together and stay with Brexit, and just get on with it, the worst thing is indecision, if we just get on with what we have - we can make it work like Switzerland or Singapore etc whom are not in the EU , we can learn from them instead of being in tunnel vision with indecisions , step down Sunak if you don’t know what you’re doing , give it to David, we have huge amounts of resources and we can build on them…and have the best country ever without joining the EU. We are their friends and they are our friends in the long run, we will be better off being independent and build something extraordinary. Come me on boys and girls, we can do this, we are British, be proud of who we are! 🎉 celebrate!

Terrible but Ukraine above all!!!

No sympathy at all for Brits. Their empire crumbled long ago but the mindset that came with it still existed. It's good to see reality finally catch up with them.

@j.4332

5 ай бұрын

Dont you kid yourself.The Empirical mindset is strong amongst us Anglo-Saxons.Mind your backs Johnny Foreigner.

@a.r.stellmacher8709

4 ай бұрын

@@j.4332 To what end?

@j.4332

4 ай бұрын

We need no sympathy.Brexit means we are free from European tyranny,which we have a proud 1000 year history of defeating.Rule Britannia!What proud history do most European nations have?Each of them has been at war with the others for hundreds of years,each one has suffered humiliation at the hands of each other.Britain has not.