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What Is Brexit? ● Brexit is a combination of the words "British" and "exit" Describes Britain leaving the EU Decided on June 23, 2016 took place on Jan. 31, 2020 ● ● Who is Against Brexit? David Cameron - PM, Britain ● Barack Obama - President of the United States Who is favoring Brexit: Why did it happen: ● ● immigration ● Boris Johnson - London Mayor Vladimir Putin - President of Russia Brexit European debt crisis ● ● terrorism Fear of losing power to Brussels Fear of losing their sovereignty How it happened: ● 1973: UK became member of the European Economic Community never in the European Union's monetary union island mentality 1975: referendum, 2/3 for joining the EEC ● 1979: opted out of the European Monetary System 1984: special rebate under Margaret Thatcher: "I want my money back!" ● 1992: currency attack on Britain 1997-2010: Labor government (Tony Blair/Gordon Brown; pro European) 2010-2016: Conservative (David Cameron; cherry picking) June 23, 2016 referendum to leave the European Union O "Leave" with 51.9% (17.4 million votes) O "Remain" with 48.1% (16.1 million) O Turnout 72.2% March 29, 2017: The process of leaving the EU formally began when Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty O Article 50 is a clause in the European Union's Lisbon Treaty that outlines how a country can leave the bloc voluntarily. The article states: "Any member state may decide to withdraw from the union in accordance with...
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its own constitutional requirements." O ● ● O ● O The article became a subject of serious discussion during the European sovereign debt crisis of 2010 to 2014 when Greece's economy appeared to be in trouble. The United Kingdom became the first country to invoke Article 50 after a majority of voters elected to leave the bloc. But: unable to pass the bill of leaving the EU → 2019: Theresa May stepped down as Prime Minister 2019: General Election, conservatives with huge majority, Boris Johnson as PM Jan. 31, 2020: Brexit, one year transition period December 24, 2020 provisional free-trade agreement between the U.K. and the EU What comes next? E.U. citizens living in Britain have to apply for allowance to stay there Britain is short of customs agents to deal with the tens of millions of customs declarations that are now needed https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/30/brexit-timeline-2016-2020-key- events-in-the-uk-s-path-from-referendum-to-eu-exit
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What Is Brexit? ● Brexit is a combination of the words "British" and "exit" Describes Britain leaving the EU Decided on June 23, 2016 took place on Jan. 31, 2020 ● ● Who is Against Brexit? David Cameron - PM, Britain ● Barack Obama - President of the United States Who is favoring Brexit: Why did it happen: ● ● immigration ● Boris Johnson - London Mayor Vladimir Putin - President of Russia Brexit European debt crisis ● ● terrorism Fear of losing power to Brussels Fear of losing their sovereignty How it happened: ● 1973: UK became member of the European Economic Community never in the European Union's monetary union island mentality 1975: referendum, 2/3 for joining the EEC ● 1979: opted out of the European Monetary System 1984: special rebate under Margaret Thatcher: "I want my money back!" ● 1992: currency attack on Britain 1997-2010: Labor government (Tony Blair/Gordon Brown; pro European) 2010-2016: Conservative (David Cameron; cherry picking) June 23, 2016 referendum to leave the European Union O "Leave" with 51.9% (17.4 million votes) O "Remain" with 48.1% (16.1 million) O Turnout 72.2% March 29, 2017: The process of leaving the EU formally began when Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty O Article 50 is a clause in the European Union's Lisbon Treaty that outlines how a country can leave the bloc voluntarily. The article states: "Any member state may decide to withdraw from the union in accordance with...
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its own constitutional requirements." O ● ● O ● O The article became a subject of serious discussion during the European sovereign debt crisis of 2010 to 2014 when Greece's economy appeared to be in trouble. The United Kingdom became the first country to invoke Article 50 after a majority of voters elected to leave the bloc. But: unable to pass the bill of leaving the EU → 2019: Theresa May stepped down as Prime Minister 2019: General Election, conservatives with huge majority, Boris Johnson as PM Jan. 31, 2020: Brexit, one year transition period December 24, 2020 provisional free-trade agreement between the U.K. and the EU What comes next? E.U. citizens living in Britain have to apply for allowance to stay there Britain is short of customs agents to deal with the tens of millions of customs declarations that are now needed https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/30/brexit-timeline-2016-2020-key- events-in-the-uk-s-path-from-referendum-to-eu-exit