Brexit
By Agustín Valero García
What is Brexit?
Brexit is how was named the referendum held on 23rd
June 2016 in the United Kingdom to ask the citizens if
they wanted to stay in the European Union or to leave.
The word is formed by the union of Bretain and exit.
Causes of Brexit
The European Union was born under the name of European Economic Comunity in
1957 without the UK.
UK joined the group in 1973 only for economic reasons. Thats why they didn’t sign
the Maastricht Treaty and didn’t adopt the Euro as their currency. They weren’t
part of the Schengen Area neither.
The raise of the extrem right on 2014. They put on the forefront of the political
plan the topic, and the first minister David Cameron ended up calling a
referendum on 2016.
Results of the voting
The referendum was positive for the exit of the EU in a
tied result.
The youngest part of the population voted to remain in
the EU, while the eldest voted for the independence.
Different results in each nation of the UK. In Scotland a
62% voted to remain in the EU, while only a 46,6% in
England.
(Age)
Exit process
2016 2020 2021
The transition period started: no
more participations of UK in
democratic institutions of the
EU. European laws remained
effective in the UK while both
parts negotiated the conditions.
End of the transition period: a
thousand-page document signed
in December 2020 stablished the
final conditions of the Brexit.
Measures like the end of the
freedom of movement or custom
controls.
UK citizens decided to leave the
EU and the Brexit was
stablished to be finish on March
2019, but was on the 31st of
January 2020 when the
Withdrawal Agreement was
signed by the EU and the UK.
Consequences for society
To work at the UK: job offer for
more than 28.000€ per year and
be able to speak English.
For Britons in Europe: meet the
requirements of the
immigration system of the
country in which they are going
to settle.
Since the 1st of October 2021, to
cross the English Channel you
must need the passport.
For short stances any
documentation is required. But
you’ll need a visa for long stays
or work reasons.
Changes to the Erasmus
program (Ireland an exception).
Both parts agreed not to impose
added prices to the flow of
goods to avoid raising prices,
but there are new controls on
the borders.
Emergency medical assistance
during tourist trips for Britons
and Europeans in both
territories.
No movement freedom Visa and permissions Goods and services
Current Situation The National Healthcare System has
become worse. Fewer nurses hired and
less specialized doctors.
In education, less than half of the
European students that where studying
in the UK before the Brexit because of
the high rates.
The Brexit has had a negative
impact on the British economy. It is
expected that it will be a 4% lower
than if they had remained in the EU
The government have freedom to decide
its own policies, but they haven’t had the
expected results. European immigration
has fallen, but more people from the
outside of the EU has arrived at the
country.
Economy
Sanity and education
Migration
The future of the country was decided by
people who will not be there to life the
consequences.
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