Only among the 55+ you’ll find more support for staying out

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    A request to rejoin the EU should only be granted if more than 75% of UK voters agree to it, or as soon as there’s another single digit mood change, they’d leave again.

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      I honestly think this should be the standard for all binding referendums with answers “keep it as it is” / “change it”. Maybe not 75% but at least 55%. Implementing a change at 50% is so ridiculous. It can swing around by a single news story, weather at the polling date etc.

      • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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        Well, maybe the EU won’t give them a choice if they want to join. Every new joiners adapts to the euro, why should the UK be special?

        • MaxMouseOCX@vlemmy.net
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          The loophole is, joining countries are to adopt the euro, there is however no defined time limit to that, no deadline. A country could be “getting around to it” permanently.

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          Because the pound is strong and there are other countries with their own currency.

          It was never an obligation

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            Every EU member but Denmark is obliged to adopt the Euro and the days of granting exceptions on accession are over.

            On the contrary, the EU will make sure that the UK isn’t going to pull a Sweden and deliberately fail the Euro criteria just to avoid adopting it on a technicality.

            What might happen is introducing national backsides for Euro notes so you can have your King’s mug on yours. We’re not monsters after all.

            • CAVOK@lemmy.worldOP
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              While Denmark does have an exception from adopting the Euro, the DKK is pegged against it, and has been since 1999.

      • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.de
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        When we take them back there needs to be clear repercussions for leaving though. We need to disincentivise going back and forth about it.

        As a starter any trade or economic agreements made, that are touching any aspect that is normally negotiated by the EU as a block need to be revoked in their entirety. Also i think some form of compensation for the damages caused to the EU by brexit should be paid.

        Otherwise going back and forth will be a wedge happily driven by Russia, China and others.

    • HorriblePerson@feddit.nl
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      1 year ago

      I mean, because it would benefit both the EU and the UK in many ways. Not to say there aren’t downsides to letting them rejoin, but there are also significant upsides that we really shouldn’t ignore.

  • echo_bravo
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    1 year ago

    Good luck getting back the old privileged status. Regular member or no membership.

  • Jotain@suppo.fi
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    Yes, because in glorious EU land there is no inflation at all right now.