BREXIT: THE AFTERMATH
Submitted by christian on Thu, 06/16/2016 - 13:11
Potential Consequences of the UK votes to leave the EU on 23 June.
As of 14 June 2016: Leave 53% Stay: 47%
- Scotland: Fresh calls for independence from the UK in order to remain in the EU
- United Kingdom: Two year EU negotiations negins. Possible change of Prime Minister
- Ireland: Move to put border controls between Northern Ireland and Irish Republic.
- France: Urge to push ahead with euro-area integration as National Front buoyed going into presidential elections.
- Spain: Boost to anti-establishment parties at 26 June general elections.
- Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands: Surge in anti-EU forces with loss of pro free trade ally.
- Brussels: EU chiefs forced to defend integrity of EU bloc.
- Germany: Need to emphasize relevance of EU as doubts about benefits grow.
- Poland and Hungary: Loss of largest non-europ area partner adds to disenchantement with EU
- Italy and Greece: Anti EU parties may seize on Britain's choice to further thair caues.
- Slovakia: Brexit will complicate Slovakia's presidency of the Council of the European Union.Brexit will call for Slovakia's juggling act in crisis management tasks inside the Council
Bottom Line: A Brexit vote will make EU politics more complicated. The EU Council will likely be concerned by the consequence of a UK divorce.
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