Again the UK government have
emphatically stated in the Brexit white paper that the country is not
interested in retaining any membership of the EU single market nor keep any
partial membership of the customs union. This move is being seen as a full
economic isolationism in certain quarters. Though experts have warned that the
process of totally taking the UK out of the EU may last up to a decade.
One of such prediction of the
prolonged is based on the various elections coming up later this year in
Germany and France. Because despite the so called wish list by the PM, it is
supposed that no meaningful negotiation will kick-start until Germany elects a
new government in place.
Also, the Article 50 negotiations
may not be able to make meaningful progress during this year’s summer holiday
or during the forth-coming French and German elections which are billed to take
place 23 April and 24 September correspondingly.
Though, nobody knows what the
outcome of the election in Germany would be, as Angela Merkel advised all
concerned never to politicize Brexit. Stating that Germany prioritizes
membership of the single market of the 27 member states.
Report has it that last year, the
Eurozone superseded the US economy in growth, which brought about the reduction
of unemployment in the continent. The German Chancellor warned the EU not to
grant any special or partial deal to Britain.
It has also been noted that after
the German election, it will take up to three months to form coalition, party
conferences to accept or reject any agreement drawn up. This process will force
the country to wait for appointment of a new Foreign Minister by the end of
2017. And because the German Foreign Minister is saddled with the
responsibility of Brexit negotiation, because without a German line, there won’t
be any EU 27 line.
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