In the days and weeks to come we will all have the chance to talk extensively about the new Europe that rose this morning, June 24th 2016, after the British referendum, which found Britain in the exit side of the European Union. And there are going to be all kind of analysis.
One thing to point from the first reactions is that it is unfair to say that the huge turnout – perhaps one the biggest the last 30 years – was mainly consisted by xenophobes and nationalists. Nearly 52% of the British people voted for a Britexit and the roots of their decision lays unfortunately in EU and especially in the tragic European commission. It isn’t Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage who have won, it is Angela Merkel, Jean-Claude Juncker and mainly EU that has lost.
I’m afraid the Brexit is just the beginning with more changes to follow not only in UK but the whole Europe – part or not of the EU. That while the EU commission and leadership are in absolute denial to understand that it is them who are wrong and not the people who simply look for their constantly ignored interests. Europe of its citizens doesn’t exist anymore, Europe for the people, champion of human rights and labour rights doesn’t exist anymore and this is what unfortunately the British people said in the wrong way. But there was no other way left to them. And Greek referendum a year ago – despite the political coup that changed their vote – said. There is something seriously wrong with this Union and nobody cares to do anything about it.
An EU commission deciding for the destiny of millions and the same time isolated from those millions. The millions have to react and they have started with uncontrollable and unpredictable consequences.
These are very strange and historic moments not only for Britain but for the whole Europe and we are walking on an unknown territory and now is too late for regrets but for solutions. But for Europe solutions with the existence status quo don’t exist.
To quote famous Churchill’s words, this is the beginning of the end and perhaps it would be more appropriate if we start talking about an EU-exit.
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One thing to point from the first reactions is that it is unfair to say that the huge turnout – perhaps one the biggest the last 30 years – was mainly consisted by xenophobes and nationalists. Nearly 52% of the British people voted for a Britexit and the roots of their decision lays unfortunately in EU and especially in the tragic European commission. It isn’t Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage who have won, it is Angela Merkel,