WATCH BREXIT
An ongoing overview
Background:
The UK government organised a referendum on June 23, 2016.
The
question to all voters was:
Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
Altogether 33 million voters took part. This was a turnout of 72 %.
The result of the referendum was the following:
REMAIN: LEAVE:
UK as a
whole: 48,1 % ( 16,1 mill.)
51,9 % ( 17,4 mill. )
England: 46,6 %
53,4 %
Northern Ireland: 55,8 %
44,2 %
Scotland: 62,0 %
38,0 %
Wales:
47,5 % 52,5 %
THE UK GOVERNMENT’s formal Art. 50 letter to the EU of March 29, 2017:
file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/070329_UK_letter_Tusk_Art50%20(1).pdf
THE EU FORMAL STATEMENT following the UK letter:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/03/29-euco-50-statement-uk-notification/
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/03/31-tusk-remarks-meeting-muscat-malta/
The EU-27 Guidelines for the Brexit negotiations - agreed unanimously on April 29, 2017:
European Council (Art. 50) guidelines for Brexit negotiations - Consilium
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/04/29-euco-brexit-guidelines/
THE COMMISSION’
TASK FORCE FOR NEGOTIATIONS: Website:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/taskforce-article-50-negotiations-united-kingdom_en
Following the referendum a number of media, websites, NGOs, etc. are following developments:
InFacts: https://infacts.org/
The INDEPENDENT: http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/brexit
The GUARDIAN Brexit Watch:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/series/guardian-brexit-watch
The ECONOMIST: http://www.economist.com/Brexit
Twitter – Brexit Watch: HERE
Young people and Brexit: http://www.covi.org.uk/brexit-watch/
OPEN BRITAIN campaign: http://www.open-britain.co.uk/
BBC GUIDE TO BREXIT:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887
HOW TO (BR)EXIT: Guide from Friends of Europe:
http://www.friendsofeurope.org/media/uploads/2017/03/Friends-of-Europe-How-to-Brexit.pdf
REMAIN MPs hold government to 10 promises :
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/28/remain-mps-list-10-brexit-promises-to-hold-government-to-account
Richard Corbett : A list of lies during the referendum campaign :
http://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/long-list-leave-lies/
Denis MacShane: How the super rich bought the Brexit victory:
https://infacts.org/super-rich-bought-brexit-victory/
The Guardian: On Nigel Farage visit to Julian Assange on March 9, 2017: HERE
EURONEWS : Article :
http://www.euronews.com/2017/03/31/view-from-great-britain-to-little-england-therasa-may
CNN: About Brexit promises:
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/28/news/economy/brexit-broken-promise-article-50-contract/
Niels Jørgen Thøgersen
niels4europe@gmail.com
April 30, 2017
4th ed.