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Goodbye Great Britain! These cartoons get to the heart of the ultimate Brexit
Britain has been out of the EU single market since the New Year. This means that the divorce between the EU and the UK is also financially complete. We show Brexit again in the mirror of the cartoonists.
Britain has sealed the final break with the European Union and has also left the EU internal market and the customs union since the turn of the year. «This is a great moment for this country. We have freedom in our hands and now it is up to us to make the most of it, “said Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his New Year’s speech.
“We will be back in control,” Johnson promised.
Britain left the EU at the end of January 2020 after 47 years of membership. With the turn of the year, the eleven-month transitional phase ended, during which much of the same rules continued to apply. Now the financial divorce has been made. The trade and association agreement negotiated with the EU at the last minute aims to avoid a major blow. The most important point is that no customs duties or quantity restrictions will be applied in future trade of goods.
Britain can now do things differently, Johnson said in his New Year’s address to the British people. However, the UK remains closely linked to European standards in several areas. In future, controls will be necessary at the borders because the rules have to be checked, even for agricultural products. For citizens, the ability to simply move is over. The visa waiver for travel will also be limited in the future and automatic recognition of professional qualifications will no longer apply.
Before Brexit vs. after Brexit
When you take your destiny in your own hands
Boris Johnson: “The fate of this great country is now firmly in our hands.”
How the majority of cartoonists (in the EU) see Brexit
Brexit is finally over, but many unsolved issues have simply been postponed
The tug of war between the EU and Britain will continue for months and years to come, as many unresolved issues, such as data sharing, have been excluded from the contract that has now been negotiated. The whole issue of foreign and security policy was excluded from the negotiations at the request of the British.
In the police and the judiciary, the two parties remain relatively linked. The British authorities and Europol should continue to cooperate, but London can no longer help shape the rules of this European police authority. The British also have no access to certain EU databases.
Brexit could give a boost to nationalists, especially in Scotland, who are fighting for independence from London. In the 2016 Brexit referendum, the majority of Scots voted to remain in the EU. The Edinburgh and Belfast parliaments also voted by majority against the agreements regulating the relationship between the British and the EU from the new year. Of the three state parliaments, only Wales approved the Brexit deal negotiated by Johnson. Scotland and Northern Ireland clearly refused. Scottish nationalists, in particular, are against leaving the EU. Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote on Twitter: ‘Scotland will soon return to Europe. Leave the light on. ”
If you voted for Brexit and then you have this problem ¯ _ (ツ) _ / ¯
What Brexit means for cartoonists
And finally: the classics of Brexit memes
With material from the SDA news agency.
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