Brexit means Europe can never be the same again
CNNLondon CNN — Next week, Brexit reaches another crunch point. This is no way to live.” Even in the event that Brexit is cancelled, the EU cannot pretend that the last three years didn’t happen. Rory Fitzgerald, Director of the European Social Survey, told me that while the UK is an outlier, “with around a fifth of those in a number of other member states willing to support an EU-exit of their own it would be wise for those supportive of the EU project to listen carefully to their concerns.” The prospect of more exits from the bloc isn’t the EU’s only problem. Marietje Schaake, a liberal member of the European Parliament, shares Rory Fitzgerald’s concerns that Brexit has emboldened anti-EU populists that are still operating within the EU. From calls for ‘Frexit,’ ‘Nexit,’ ‘Grexit,’ they now all opt to change or destroy the EU from within, instead of seeking to leave.” She believes that the only way to stop this is if europhiles across the political spectrum – conservative, liberal, social-democratic and green parties – “reach their voters, with constructive agendas to change the EU.” Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, remain, no deal, whatever.
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