Good luck bailing out Greece, Spain n Italy....it's positive for these countries I guess

Same in Ireland. Against the US or China's protective trading policies in the future, if your not in a union... well big fish eats little fish.

@Anglo McWhitey trade deals favour the bigger trading country. Ireland is protected by being in a large union. We would not survive on the open market because larger countries we depend on for trade eg. USA will no we need them more and not give us a sufficient price for goods and services.

@Anglo McWhitey Portugal Spain and Germany have lower public debt than the UK. Look I dont think we will convince each other of such different views on KZfaq. My only advise and this is not meant to sound patronising is to make sure you get your information and news from a range of different outlets and political backgrounds. It's called an echo chamber when it's just from the one source. I used to read just pro EU stuff but now its 50/50 remain/leave. I get to decide by myself. The EU is far from perfect but it's more beneficial overall for Ireland at least. Your opinion is probably the opposite but that grand, no worries!

@Anglo McWhitey Good luck with that "facts"

Yet Brexiteers don't want other countries to break away, it would hamper Britain's future advantages.

Darren Bellenger Haha, that’s a good one! Uhh, you’re not serious . . . are you?

@@Conservator. Is gaslighting all you have?

Darren Bellenger In this case, yes I’m afraid so.

@@Conservator. Well they say know your limits

Did you know their fish is happy ?

this didn't age well

You obviously haven't heard of the great Captain Birdseye then ! Fool !

@@yiyiyibo9671 actually this does age well for now.. just see the news about this from the past 4 weeks

Hahahahahahaha

The EU Europe becoming a global power again.

Lol, literally

EE Dragon r Ha ha ha ha prat

Eurozilla

Yeah that Dino was unnecessary...

Europe would become a shadow of what it once was... That's why I think the EU is important for us.

EU provides the European countries the ability to compete with others. Without it, competitive level will be reduced, this will lead all the European countries to negative growth.

@@loutan7903 this would he true if you guys had a navy & protected Ukraine ... Sadly Russian gas is too important for the block

Canelo Alvarez, we mean “competitive” from an economic standpoint, but the EU is also making a unified army

@@adrianhutabarat1736 who cares about an army, they need a navy ... They don't have A SINGLE SUPER CARRIER

😂

What's changed in your life ? No ice cream

@@TotallyAgreeYes nothing, i just got interested in the eu politics and stuff

@@geheimnis8187 are you British?

@@TotallyAgreeYes portuguese

Third world person

@@theoilandgasresourceportal2132 No, I think he is spot on. Brexit was all about 'Visions of Empire". Now that Brexit is done, just get on with it and leave Europe to the Europeans.

I agree with you. being snobby and superiority complex made the british vote out. now they are realising that the exit has larger consequences.

😂😂😂😂😂

It was not important who wanted sovereignty, independence from a corrupt, anti democratic, unaccountable, protectionist, mafioso organisation run by a bunch of childish, vindictive, self serving, gravy train riding, free loading parasites. They had plenty of opportunities to change their ways, they didn't, and we all know what happened next.

I'm not from the EU white club

Thanks Sunbeam It is not going to be easy but we will win

As a Brit I'd like to thank you for your principles and say I'm glad someone with such an mature and fair attitude chose to come to the UK

Wow, a remainer who actually took it on the chin and said fair play. I salute your Sir / Ma'am. I agree, the last 3 and a half years have been an embarrassment in regards to democracy. The world just became a bigger place for the UK.

I did not know how ridiculously undemocratic the EU was from the beginning (at least as far as I currently understand it). And straight out deceptive. Various nations rejected the EU Constitution, then they ignored them all and rebranded THE SAME THING as a treaty and so passed it WITHOUT REFERENDUM BUT NO POWERS GIVEN UP. And on top of that, it aren't the leaders not accountable to the people, and the EU has a convoluted system designed to avoid accountability to the voters or getting the main leaders (not parlimentarians) elected by them?

@British Patriot EU is Islamophobic?

Now ask yourself who will be ready to die for "united Europe"? West will not "die for east", actually I don't think that Western European is ready to die even for his own country. It is like Vin Diesel said in Pitch Black: "when the dying starts, all that emotional family will collapse". The dying is just starting - recesion in germany, Grece again ready to bankrupt, Italy and Spain with theis public debt...

@@ali.ali.1218 I would fight for it, but I wouldn’t die for any country.

@@ali.ali.1218 I mean all armies of the EU combined are stronger than any other countries military. Many countries, including the west train there military together and there are many european military bases also in the east, like in lituania or poland.

@@Ghreinos doesn't matter how big army all EU has. It is not "european army". Lets say it straight - noone in western Eu will defend east, and East will not help western union, because for Us- from the east - being in EU is just a buisness. For example...the biggest "euro-enthusiasts" in my country (Poland) are pacifists and they will not fight at all. The people who are "ready to fight" are mostly traditionalists and they don't care about Union at all, so they doesn't care about what will happen with the west - We dont even feel any culture values common with the west. From the other side, Germans doesn't do one thing to convince Poles that the Union has any future - I mean Nortd Stream 2 for an example. Sad truth is that Union is only empty bubble which will live not more than 15 years longer.

@@ali.ali.1218 I mean at that point youre right, but the EU is also an alliance. So if any other memberstate gets attacked the other EU countries intervene, like in the Holy Roman Empire. For example turkey wanted the oil fields near cyprus and made that's why an agreement with Lybia and supported because of that also the government there, which should get removed by a military coup. Because of that france and other european countries send there Navy for support. And also these military bases in Poland and lithuania are extremly important. There troops from some EU countries can train together and that is realy binding.

Nikola Prolić EU is a brilliant project by itself! The problem is how it’s being executed.. How can independent EU countries have less freedom that individual states under one American country? You have to let EU members to manage their own tax policies & immigration!

@@djtdjt8921 We are in a desperate need of radical reforms and original visions for the brighter future of the Union. A lot needs to fixed. We ought to be vote smartly and put pressure on our national and EU politicians

Nikola Prolić but how can you put a pressure on Brussels is the laws in Brussels are NOT being made by Parliament but Commission? EU Commissions are NOT elected, but selected & can not be fired 🤷🏼‍♂️

Agreed, but not the EU

@@djtdjt8921 why are you not putting pressure on your own government? The EU Commissioner is selected like all your ministries. She/ he are only representing your government in the EU Commission.

@Tom Sharpe keep crying

@@TheUsername217 You don’t seem to get it, do you?

don't say that. The EU was a nightmare for France. The French elites destroyed our country

The EU being gone would only benefit everyone. #FUCKTHEEU

@@SupaSonicFanboy How would anyone benefit without the EU? Please elaborate

Captain X You totally convinced me with your argument.

Captain X:- Logically, HOW can the power of one Country on it’s OWN in this World, be greater than the power of many Countries acting as one ?

@@anoptimist7779 China?

Chris D' Van-Hilton the farmers and engineering workers of Derbyshire won’t be so pleased with themselves, say goodbye to Toyota

Another Proud Boy

I prefer commenting rather than social remarks. I seem to cause trouble in social situations. I would like to help you with English language.

Ramel, Now then. A few Conservative politicians stirred up a nest of wasps. The regular people have been set up to loose out. We will gain little, if anything. However, there are other views to the situation. Enough people, mostly elderly, want to return to how Britain was in the 1960s. Travel to Europe was difficult because of all paperwork. It's impossible to bring the 1960s ways into 2022. I think we have stabbed ourselves in the foot. Try this one.

What about Norway and Switzerland those aren’t EU member states.

Not just different countries but different attitudes to work, economies, and national traits.

@@frankbecerril9835 They'll be another war in 15-20 years. Too many racist people are emerging and that's how it'll ultimately go.

@@ShrunkedDude If you think racism is rampant at the moment, I implore you to read about virtually any other period in human history. There has probably never been a period as tolerant as this one. What you perceive as increased racism is actually increased sensitivity to racism + increased media attention and the advent of social media + national backlash against globalization. On a human to human basis, people have more diverse and international connections and positive relationships than ever.

@@frankbecerril9835 NATO has that covered

Actually it is 26 countries as the EU is not a country it is just a trading bloc that is not democratic.

Yes sure, forex is a more profitable online busines.

Forex? I had interest in forex trading and crypto stocks investments but was discouraged by friends and family, I was being ignorant though

I have been in such situation before and it wasn’t an easy one

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That is so huge

yeah. the soviet union managed to fck up many places. that is a lot.

@@farkasabel learn how Russian soldiers raped women all over central Europe - this is how Russians "unite places"

@123 456 gun violence in the US is nothing compared to Latin America

Ireneusz Pyc Oh that’s soooo original and smart, compare the EU and USSR, that’s phd level pollitical science mate....

@@farkasabel To compare Soviets ( Russia USSR ) that came with millions of Troops and tanks and sloughtered and raped Millions of Europeans during and after WW2 with European Union = You are a total imbecile. United Europe is the best thing that ever happen for us Europeans in the last 100 years !

Brexit has demonstrated how important the EU is for useless, failed, corrupt politicians who have failed at home and have a nice cushy well paid job in Brussels to go to. There! Fixed it for you!

@@johnrandall125 please look at the result of the latest European Parliament elections all over Europe.

@@thomasdanielsen9941 I did. Record numbers of anti-EU people were elected to that joke of an EU parliament!

@@johnrandall125 sure, and you properly also think its better for UK to leave the EU. For you, I really hope its going to be a no deal scenario. This isnt WWII where you will be saved by the USA. Today every country depend on the ability to trade with eachother. UK will lose big time standing outside the huge single market. Many, like your self, hoped that a huge number against the EU was elected to the European Parliament. But it did it happen. No. Never before has so many voted and a great majority eleceted politicians who was pro EU. UK want to leave. Then leave. Your parliament seems unable to say YES to anything. Its just no no no no no no no no no. How about saying yes and just LEAVE THE EU

@@thomasdanielsen9941 We will have to be "rescued" if we leave the EU will we? 🤣 I am perfectly happy to leave on a No Deal basis. Unfortunately our useless politicians have deliberately prevaricated and so we are where we are today.

@Shaun Twed How refreshing to hear a leaver admit to why they voted out. Problem is that Brexit won’t stop immigration or asylum seekers in the slightest. Many immigrants are from Commonwealth countries and won’t be affected by Brexit. At the moment a lot of illegal immigrants are held up by French police in Calais. After Brexit, the gendarmes will wave them through. “ first truck on the left, mon amis “. Perhaps the Spanish and French should tell to the one million GB expats to piss off back to their own country. I fear Brexit will be a massive disappointment to you.

@Shaun Twed hopefully it will work better than by the Aussies: someone told me that they will have soon more than a half Chinese, meaning the other Aussies will begin to become a minority.

@Shaun Twed That's a problem with the UK system then, maybe start by changing how UK's benefit system works?

What's interesting is how many MPs are using the economy as an excuse to overturn a democratic vote. I voted remain, but we lost; so now I want to see Brexit happen or else we no longer live in a democracy. It doesn't matter how bad the economy gets, it will never be as bad as having a parliament that decides it can do whatever it likes irrespective of what people vote for.

@@MDP1702 You are not wrong! It was Tony Blair and his government who messed up when he decided not to implement the protections that other EU countries implemented when new members countries were admitted during the time he was PM. The result was huge numbers of people coming to the UK and, of course, TB had made exactly no extra resources available for education, healthcare, housing etc. How was this going to do anything other than stoke resentment? And when people started to complain about it he called them racist. That is when it all began - Tony Blair is the one who started Brexit.

Europe have prospered even before the creation of the European Union, but that was because all the major European powers had colonial empires which allows them substantial leverage in international affairs. Following the devastation of WWII and decolonisation, European nations found themselves substantially diminished and situated in the middle of two great powers (USA and Soviet Union). They realised they need to stick together and work as one in order to stand a chance. This bring up another purpose of the EU. Robert Schuman, the founder of the European Coal and Steel Community (the precursor to the EU) once remarked that (paraphrased) “the joining of the vital industries of war makes inter-European warfare not only unthinkable, but materially impossible”. This is the original purpose of the EU. By tying European nations together into a structure of legal, economic and political institutions it was hoped that this would prevent a major war between European powers a la WWII. The economic benefits of such a union have always been conceived as a good side effect, but never the true purpose of the EU. However, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and many Central and Eastern European countries joining the EU, the industrial economies of the West suddenly gained access to a huge untapped market and cheap labour, while the newly joined countries received EU funding and badly needed foreign investment. This allowed the EU to experience unprecedented prosperity (at least until 2013). This is I think the fundamental reason why the UK have always disliked the EU and why Brexit happened. The UK have always viewed the EU as fundamentally a trade bloc and as such very wary of any political actions the EU undertakes, something not shared by France or Germany. That coupled with the imperial nostalgia of many older people in the UK (Churchill once said: “If Britain must choose between Europe and the ocean, she will always choose the open sea”) created the Brexit situation we see today. However, this is not to say that other European nations does not have their fair share of euroskepticism. But it is interesting that many of those countries the antagonism against the EU only became prominent after the refugee crisis of 2015, whereas in the UK criticism of the EU have been prevalent back when Cameron was PM.

It has made the European nations prosper indeed, but its effects are not so widely known or acknowledged by local politicians, media and ultimately people. Brussels is often used as a scapegoat for unpopular policies. Moreover, some countries (Britain of course, France to a lesser extent) are still thinking they live in the XIXth century, and are major nations and powers - they just don't understand that they've become minor players, and that only through EU can they play face to face with US, China, soon India and other rising countries.

Righwing nationalists are the main ones opposed to the EU. Nationalists don't care about "others". They don't want "others" in their country and they don't like the idea of paying taxes that will go to the "others". It's basically the same problem with them as in the US, not as bad but we also have our fair share of Reichwingers.

@@maythesciencebewithyou curiously these are nations having such a massive immigration themselves as creating new immigration nations. Not to forget the expats.

The negative perceptions (the validity of them is another discussion) are unrestrained immigration affecting local jobs, wages, straining of public infrastructure such as hospitals and public transport and taking benefits that people pay taxes to fund, as well as changing the social fabric and cultures of various communities due to the large number of new foreign nationals entering the communities including those who illegally entered Europe who then manage to reach other countries such as the UK. Also cost of being a member of Europe, again wasting tax payer money. Laws from the EU removing the sovereignty of the individual member countries. Unaccountability and none elected officials in Brussels who decide these laws. I think they are the major causes of concern from people about the EU.

Exactly!

Unfortunately, the USE are just fantasy up to now

especially as regards typos !

andrew chambers yh that bothers me much more tbh. Much more than all the lies the UK has been saying the last few years 👏👏. UK is not perfect or not a paradise, nether the EU. UK has been proven to be a massive shit show.

United we also lose our individual power and/or rights!

@@nicolasn.7202 So, let's go anarchy? Or break up the union so we won't have other choices but to obey either Russia, the USA or China?

Id rather fall as a free country than living on my knees bring ruled by a (mostly) foreign government

How much autonomy do the states have?

@@WarrenEdwardesTangoDJ We are a holding together federation like Australia.We can form our own laws except ask for autonomy from the main state(includes language, budget, salary of police force etc). On matters concerning the concurrent list such as water, the state intervenes(central government ).

As the recent situation in Kashmir has shown, however, some states are more "federated" than others.

A federation where everyone hate everyone and they are united by the power of arms

The only difference Indian people have is language. We all think the same just in different language. Divided by cast United by empathy.

Its also false

@@ianofliverpool7701 And so are you

If the people are pro-EU, why would you need to hold a referendum?

Errr ... the EEC ended in 1992 ...

@Janine Ramos you are fake news

EEC?

I hear that a lot, but only from people against brexit. The brexit vote was about independence, not about asserting superiority.

@@alex29443 don't even bother trying to tell these people the truth they won't listen

there is a will to reform in most country but just not in the same direction , some want less law , some more integration , some want fiscal responsibility enforce , some want to reduce the budget , some want to increase the budget ... But because of the unanimity require for any big change , nothing change except when neccesity require it. but it also block unwanted change. a question : to reforme eu or to make any other fundamental change how should be the rule vote : A - All country have to accept ? B - A simple majority of the country ? C - A simple majority of MEP who is closer approximation of the proportionnal will of the european D - a qualified majority consiting of 55% of the country and 65% of the eu population A you are nationalist or conservateur and all reform would be impossible or very weak the same rule as now B it will make a country like malta on equal footing then germany it wont be accept and quite undemocratic representation C you are a federalist who want the european parlement directly electect to take more power who work openly not like the eu council D you are reformist ,this rule is use in some smaller reforme at the moment but could be just a middle ground who let the decision in head of governement who wont let go their prerogatif easily but also remove the veto power of a single country, big country wont be force to accept want a union of smalller member but also give a protection for small country it will force to compromise In a way Brexit can be could for eu if we dont waste the occasion who collide also with the ecological crisis , brexit is made crisis , who make clear the benefit of the eu

Not everyone agrees with the need to reform in the UK's direction. As an EU citizen I support further integration for instance, and UK systematically opposed all of those initiatives.

@@Noosejunkie I can agree more with you about the lack of support uk reform have, im also for more integration but UK was mostly oppose to it but also push us the creation of the single market wich is good for economy and also force eu country to harmonise and also make their ecomic effort much bound

EU is a brilliant project by itself! The problem is how it’s being executed.. How can independent EU countries have less freedom that individual states under one American country? You have to let EU members to manage their own tax policies & immigration!

@@djtdjt8921 if you let each country make they are own taxe without minimum, you create advantage for the big corporations. If we align our rule all eu country would have more money to spend in their priority or reduce taxe in some case

Flooding it with third worlders must be good for Europeans... Oh, Putin is the evil villain though...

Maybe his plan was either a weaker EU (because it is harder to make Russia great again) or weaken the bond the EU has with the US (wich is happening thancks to Donald). Win-win for him ^^

@Dave Dawson Jesus Christ, Dave, we talked about this, we are not supposed to say that out loud! You're gonna get us in trouble! Stick to the text: "We want to leave the European Union because we want to break free from Brussels regulations and red tape."

Well I don't know about Mr Putin but EU surely is not guilty of "Laurence of Arabia" and other friendships or of the war in Algeria etc etc.

@@eedragonr1576 no but it sure helped overthrowing the legal government of the Ukrain. And of course France and the Uk having their own colonialistic ideas. And to boot it, let's not forget the war in Yugoslavia, fought by the us (of course) with the help of a.o. Germany.

We literally have land boarder with the eu and their member states are some of the largest economies in the world. Why wouldn’t we want to know and look into there stability. If if collapses or changes it effects the UK more than most.

@mis da best maybe they just wanted to talk sense into that cousin? Besides I don't believe anyone was deliberately stalling brexit. EU was just making sure to protect it's interests.

@@V3rciS we wont be the last to leave people are sick of the e.u and italy will be next soon as AFD get power in Germany the e.u is over......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ Keep on making stories in your head that suit your narrative.

Kick us out - please!

@Joe Smith It means one tries to appear unafraid and upbeat when actually in a very bad situation.

no it benefits Germany to the detirement of all the other nations, that not uniting

@@davidrenton stop crying man..get out move on

@@MrCrish81 I'm not crying, we won, Brexit is a reality. Seems the only people moaning and crying are remoaners who can't accept reality. The EU is on it's continual downward trajectory, Brexit supporters are laughing at you, you people are deluded, not very smart and it's hilarious. Were laughing not crying.

@@davidrenton Sweet. Of course you are laughing. It will take few years before you start crying.

Have you ever read George Orwell's book '1984'? It is based in a world where Britain is Airstrip One and the world is made up of 3 giant all encompassing 'blocs' who are constantly at war with each other and have reduced their people to homogenous slaves terrified of saying a word out of place.

We can still have the EU but on our terms NOT theirs, we now have a more level playing field and our demands WILL be met.

@TheViperFan You forgot the tooth fairy.

Very pro EU. Pure propaganda.

Isn't that obviously clear?

@Leroy Jenkins Alpha We have no confidence, only lots of brain.

@Leroy Jenkins Alpha Do you really belive that? Dont forget why you joined in the 70s.

@Dark Thoughts but things are looking up Too right. But where one leads, others may follow.....

She's a scammer

Alvin Gabriel not unlike the fools in the uk.

NATO is doing well for now, and may EU countries wish to remain neutral.

quite true!

@:: well it sure looks like that!

Your proposition would require shifting the sovereignty from the member states unto the EU. I don’t think there’s a majority support for that.

@Polska Gora Without EU money Poland is shit hole country, fuck Poland from EU.

@Polska Gora your country received a shit ton of money from the EU just like Hungary and yet you insult the EU who paid your infrastructure, in my country we say don't bite the hand that feeds you, you should show more respect because if it wasn't for the EU you would be another kazakhstan

@:: I'm from the United States.

Spoken like a true Soviet.

Well, one " anachronism " is that only nine out of the twenty-eight member countries get less money out of the European Union than they put in. it is not widely known that of the tariffs ( import taxes) levied on goods imported from non-EU countries, 80% of the money has to be handed to the European Union, likewise with money collected in VAT. This is absolutely scandalous ! When the UK has finally managed to extricate itself from the clutches of the European Union , WE SHALL BE ABLE TO KEEP THE LOT and spend it for the benefit of our own people.

brian rodney - keep on dreaming Brian! And Santa Klaus also visit every Dec 24, and the earth is flat. I think the way you put things is biased and you re-construct your truth with bits and pieces that are inaccurate, but by any mean, if you believe that VAT does not get booked on a national budget but on a federal one, you are a free man and any BS can be phrased on KZfaq. On one hand, It is sad to see the union lose such a strong historical member like the UK. On the other hand, a good partnership is better than a forced Mariage and the UK rarely behaved like a loyal member, fueled by -to a large extent- an uneducated population, rarely able to speak a second language, still coming to terms that is no longer and empire, not even speaking about the fact that it is ruled, fooled and confiscated by an „elite“ of public school boys that value more social codes than competences.

Look, you just have to ask yourself where you want the sovereignty to rest : At the member state level, or at the Union level? Once it will have been shifted to the Union level, there will be no going back from thence (without blood on the streets). Also, while the current collective EU decision making seems cumbersome, it also largely prevents the EU from successfully pushing something really stupid onto everybody. Once you would have a federal union - sovereign at the union level - that cumbersome advantage would be gone, and the future EU federal government could do stupid things just as easily as any other single government.

Marek Janouš - You call it „stupid“ I call it efficient. Look how Poland and Bulgaria have actually blocked the development of the union in the last years despite being net creditors, because of trying to satisfy a local voting base. Same happens in every electoral system at every layers. In the current world, the duchy of Burgundy, Mannheim, Cambridge or Krakow have not voice. The UK, France,and Poland have no voice either. And I am very happy to sacrifice the small local voice for a more common global powerful voice that ultimately will benefit all citizens, even indirectly, even if they don’t see it.

That’s correct. The problem is since you only have the English speaking community here nobody from the continent really says otherwise in these comments

And China

The USA - where many people in positions of authority are, unlike the European Union , elected by the people - even judges , mayors and DAs. Of course, the USA is an actual country - again, unlike the European Union.

Pablo A Vega Why are you trying to compete with the US? For bragging rights? Will you sell your culture for this? Will you and your children, by then maybe, minorities in what was once your country, be happier than the people in small independent Switzerland? You think your standard of living will be better? Just some food for thought.

What

Damn swedes robbing our islands

@@tatiatus3382 how?

How-to you mean north and south?

@@tatiatus3382 please explain?

parisn1fan 💩💩💩

TheRaiderra you are a Brussel puppet. The brexit is only the first and more Will follow. The dictatorship if the eu Will not last like every empire

Not because England wants to go home but in order to discuss business matters

@Denise Bond An Arsehole has a function ...not sure what yours is...Poor angry little troll.xx

Denise Bond fam nobody wants that, I want our country to just forget brexit before it tears up everything it pisses me off

But if its your own personal library, why would other people care

@@darrenbellenger1 It's a library that the majority of Brits support.

@@redpeony Then the libdems and labour had nothing to fear from an election did they?

@@darrenbellenger1 They feared Boris sneaking us out on a no deal while Parliament was closed for an election.

@@redpeony No they didn't, they could have voted for his deal. The one they said he could never get. They are looking at the election polls.

Because of brexit I don’t think it needs to reform to prevent its break up . A fear of what will happen if their countries leave the EU will keep them inline regardless of what the EU does

@@Valencetheshireman927 When it is only fear that is binding an organisation together, its days are numbered...

Passports already are. Look at what's first on your passport.

This is an interesting one. I expect its not been done because it would like mean Visas are dealt with at the European not country level. And setting an EU level immigration policy would never win support.

wouldn't you prefer to directly elected your representatives, to have a say in the future of your country, or are you happy to be irrelevant, a person with no voice which you are in the EU.

@@davidrenton lies. We do elect our representatives. There were European elections earlier this year. I directly voted.

Alex im sure David must of just confused his terms somewhere there, he surely must know what an MEP is, well i would hope so anyway :)

@Lei P down with the English Reich.

As someone from Asia, I really like the concept of the EU. It is not something easy to accomplish and it really gives hope. Good things are rarely easy.

For me watching from the far east, the concept of EU is extremely powerful and beneficial for everyone in Europe, however it also has it own challenges, uniting all these different countries, let aside these countries have their own cultures, putting them together is extremely hard. European needs to know and believe the system, be proud of yourself as part of EU, stop only thinking of your own benefit, work as a team, your economy will surely become better than ever. With the globalization, play as individual countries no longer work (that's the reason why I think Brexit is bad for UK). The bigger and stronger together you are, the better future you will bring to your people. China is the very huge example, with the population of 14mils (more than all the G7 populations combined), such the speed of economy growths is unbelievable, but it works. So EU stays strong! Stay united!

Putting more and more power into fewer and fewer hands and further away from the people is NEVER a good thing. Europe has a long and complicated history with many distinct cultures, languages and relationships. If the EU were ever to work it should not have tried to force political integration so hard or so fast. People react negative to that, it would have been better to keep the EEC for longer until the public themselves were thinking 'why don't we do more of this?' It takes longer but it is more stable.

mogznwaz so you’re saying the EU is not democratic? Yeah please elaborate on how sooo autocratic it is m8. The EU is excellent at dividing its pollitical power so no body has too much power.

New data comes out. Don't look. Stay strong. Strong and wrong. Also, who?

They need us to keep all the poor countries afloat as well as taking all there people. The bad smell lingers from the perishers. And hopefully we will get out and the laugh will be on you

@André It was EU "Friends" such as yourself which helped to turn us off the whole idea of being in Europe. We just realised that we were not wanted and our ideas/opinions were ignored because they did not fit with the dominant ideas of the european mainstream. Very sad, bur unfortunately you can't make people like you or listen to you if their character is so different. It wa sad loveless marriage, but no need to make the divorce any worse than it has to be :-(

So was I. To rid ourselves of a country that puts money before humanity is progress. They had no idealism and did not count the unity that other Europeans. After all d'Gaull never wanted the UK. They are Americans under the skin and not Europeans . They should not be let back in until its people have been educated. The Brits do not like human rights or employment law, they want a biddable population of uncomplaining workers. the EU was ok when it was a richman's club but when it evolved into a more humanitarian entity, its hierachy sought to turn the UK population, via its media, against it

Cameron went to the unelected leader of the EU and Merkel for reforms, she sent him away like a naughty little school boy.

I'm not against the UK but I'm against the way the UK is operating.

I'm not against Brexit, I'm against the way Brexit is happening

Well if that's the case, vote for the EU representative that have ideas you like or become one of those EU representative

And that hurts you that they are "innit?" You Brits are so dense no wonder your government is in bed with your tabloid media and you swallow everything they tell you.

When has the EU said it? They always said both the UK and EU would be weaker

@paul hutchins you lot are pathetic and brainwashed

The UK was never the glue. They were always an outlier. The original members joined to prevent war, the southern states joined to prevent the prospect of fascism again, the eastern bloc joined to turn their backs on Russian and the possibility of reforming the USSR. The uk joined for economics alone. Heath joined bc he saw the other people in the EEC doing well and wanted in. They never saw themselves as European. Take a simple example of the passport control queue. In other Eu countries eg Poland u had ‘Eu/EEA and Swiss passport’ and another queue for ‘all other passports’ you didn’t see poland/Eu/eea/Swiss the uk always had ‘UK/EU/EEA/Swiss’ and ‘all other passports’. They never saw themselves as Really part of the Eu. Goodbye be gone.

propergander

you were saying that in 2015. Anything to support it this time

Give us a specific date, so we can pin you down on it.

@@Alberto-xz7th Yes the UK left....

@@javaskin By 2025 at least 1 more country will have left, but I feel it will be more!

well said anton, its a concept that many don't seam to comprehend

Oh yeah, there is also Albania and Putin's little dictatorship, Russia... WTF are you talking about?

@@Evan490BC Russia is a Asian country!!! Be objective and not subjective. Albania, now can you name another European country without look at the map? GTFOFH.

@@TheWedabest Swearing deleted by the channel, unfortunately... Although you totally deserve it.

I totally agree with this 👍

Stop confusing the name of the daughter of a god (Europa), a moon, and a cultural area named by the Greece which was than wrongly declared as a continent despite being only a subcontinent.

@andrew chambers I live 'there' hun lol as far as I am aware, the UK is STILL part of the EU lol

andrew chambers if have a basic understanding of politics and economics, you must have understood by now that leaving the European Union is insane! This is why of all these delays. I believe Bojo himself is changing his mind. In case we leave, we are going to apply back very soon! My generation (16-30) wants to remain in the Eu !

No way

they where never happy in history either by otoman, socialist or fascist dictatorship, or scammed by a king.

@Gregorio_S i know how they where, greece was always in conflict, before EU, they were in a war with their oligarchs that had the money (communist/capitalism) its only recently that they are in a conflict with the EU/Europe and immigrants. conflict is a result of the need to work, greeks just want to print money and let germans work for them. thats the problem if europe is suposed to prosper everyone has to work

Denise Bond EU should take a page from India and Indonesia in terms of creating more unity.

@@adrianhutabarat1736 Thank you, but we don't like the way Indonesia and India is imposing more unity.

When the husband (UK) has the second biggest deficit in the world and still wants to leave the marriage because a jealous friend told him he doesn't love his wife anymore

the only thing worse than a bad marriage is a marriage you cannot get out of and you have to stay and be totally controlled by a bully

I look forward to Scotland leaving the UK

@Denise Bond Even for a Brexshitter you are a brainless hysterical twat. You badly need medication - get it before the NHS goes down the drain post-Brexshit.

EU Caliphate = ISIS EU flag = ISIS flag EU anthem = ISIS victory march *_D E N M A R K O U T O F E U C A L I P HA T E_*

Your uneducated

@@banelekhuboni3641 It's "You're" uneducated. Would you like a definition of irony?

Well now I am 100% sure u regret what u said here after seeing how brexit been a mess

@Lei P You had so much influence and so many privileges within the EU and yet you rejected it all. You rejected the position of one of the most influential member states in the Union; the position of one of the most influential powers of the continent. Only a true fool can reject all that only to isolate himself from the world. Congratulations. Can't wait to see the consequences of your own stupidity and ignorance.

Lei P They’d never lost it. In fact it’s in greater danger now than before.

Nikola Prolić complete horse shit

Nikola Prolić the EU is dead within 7 years, France is in meltdown and close to civil war, Spain is now starting to turn violent and the V4 are pursuing a different agenda and Germany is in recession. Thank god we are leaving

@@colcot50 keep telling that to yourself

Good observation. LePen btw receives donations from Russia. Makes you wonder a?:)

The european nationalist are working more togther

Yeah, the threat is not gone.

@Mike Lloyd The EU can reform. Or what do you call the Maastricht and Lisbon treaty? And if you think the EU is a supra-national *government* dictating the rules, you don't understand how the EU works or what most Europeans see it as. But I doubt I can tear down the walls of your bias to make you see what's on the other side.

@Mike Lloyd well, we already had one of those, in 2005. Which the people voted against. So I would suggest you look at how that went. Watering it down after those votes probably took longer than the original is my guess.