Brexit: why it is so difficult to reach an agreement on the exit of the EU from the EU

On March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom was to leave the European Union at 11 pm But why not know exactly what will happen next?

The BBC lists four reasons to understand. dead ends:

1. Lack of consensus

In a referendum held in June 2016, the British decided to leave the bloc at 52% against 48% of the vote. Since the popular consultation, several attempts have been made to negotiate the terms of separation.

And in November 2018, the two parties finally reached an agreement, thus laying the foundation for the exit.

This agreement has yet to be ratified by the British Parliament. The vote, initially scheduled for December 11, has been postponed to a maneuver by British Prime Minister Theresa May to avoid a defeat.

She faced a vote of mistrust on the part of her peers – and survived by 200 votes against her favor and 117 against, but promised to give up the leadership of the party before the next election. And he remains at present in a fragile position to convince them to approve the conditions negotiated with the EU.

2.

Relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union after Brexit are one of the hot spots. A "hard" Brexit means cutting a lot of links with the block, while a "soft" exit means staying on the orbit of the EU and adopting many of its rules.

3. Immigration

The Prime Minister wants to reduce the number of EU citizens who can settle in the UK after Brexit. It would also affect the right of British citizens to live in Europe.

4. Frontier of Northern Ireland

One of the most controversial points of the negotiations is how to deal with the border between Northern Ireland, British territory, and the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign country, a member of the 'European Union.

The absence of a "rigid" border between the two territories, with the free movement of people, was one of the pillars of the agreements that led to the end of clashes between paramilitaries between Northern Ireland and Ireland.

So we fear a decline.

The Brexit agreement negotiated by May establishes a kind of "shield" – a safety net, called in English "backstop" – preventing it from being rigid. customs control at this border if a future trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom is delayed.

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