At this stage, it is difficult to know what will happen. Can anyone imagine what could happen? Apparently, the UK MPs do not have a clear idea of what they want. And they will have the final word, whatever Theresa May says.
Now, we look at the European leaders arguing about the length of the extension of Article 50 they will give to the UK, if they actually give any.
European citizens are sitting in front of that circus. We are maybe looking. And laughing. Or crying. Or wondering. In any case, we are spectators of our own history. What is going on will impact us. Since it will change the EU. And nobody talks about that.
What will happen if the UK does leave ? Apart from the economic and logistic questions that this will raise? What will happen if it has to stay to avoid a no deal? What will happen if there is another referendum in the UK and that the remain does have a majority? And if the Brexiters win a second time?
Apparently, it is impossible to guess what we want to happen tomorrow. Therefore, to talk about new month or next year. seems to be a joke. However, maybe we could better understand the decisions we have to take if we knew the future we want to build.
At this point, it’s obviously difficult to imagine that we could pretend the Brexit vote did not happen. It did. We have to accept that fact. If we pretend to deny it, then the UK could damage the EU badly. But we should have in mind right now that they will ask to come back. Sooner or later. Probably very soon. What are we going to answer to them? Will they have the same status and the same strange position they have always had within the EU? Will they have the possibility to stop or slow down the EU movements in the defense, social and fiscal areas?
If we knew where we want to go, it might be easier to know how we should behave in front of the Brexit.
