I can't say I really have much affinity to the pound. Would be happy to switch to the Euro also.Honestly I don't care if we give up the pound for the Euro if it makes life better for everyone.
Same in all honesty. Younger me was a bit Rule Britannia, but pragmatism and realising that collectively as human beings, we make things better for us all.I can't say I really have much affinity to the pound. Would be happy to switch to the Euro also.
There is no rejoin mechanism/procedure.
We'd need to fulfill qualification criteria, which we don't, and be accepted by each individual member country
Wait for a generation, probably longer, at least before it's anywhere near plausible.
Which of the above criteria would we fail?- Be a European state
- Respect and commit to promote Article 2 values – including human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, human rights (specifically minority rights), pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality
- Political: broadly the same values as those outlined in Article 2, with an additional requirement for sound institutions and robust checks and balances
- Economic: a functioning and resilient market economy
- Administrative and institutional: the capacity to implement and absorb EU law
Have its application unanimously approved by the Council of the EU
Have its application approved by a majority vote of the European Parliament
We would have to commit to adopting the Euro, thus giving up independent monetary and fiscal policies. That's a much worse deal than the one we threw away.
Joining the Euro and Schengen area are requirements for new member states but Denmark has an opt-out from the Euro and Ireland has an opt-out from Schengen.We would have to commit to adopting the Euro, thus giving up independent monetary and fiscal policies. That's a much worse deal than the one we threw away.
Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and Bulgaria have yet to join the Schengen area but are legally obliged to do so.Sweden is obliged to adopt the Euro, and has been since they joined 30 years ago, and is just avoiding doing it.
Load of nonsense. They're not the petty kids that we saw operating over here in the run up to the referendum.We can, but it will take some time and they will make it pretty painful for us. economy would suffer in the short term, in my view were better off riding it out and trying to get a free trade deal in the medium term
We would be a new member state. I can't see us receiving any special treatment.Joining the Euro and Schengen area are requirements for new member states but Denmark has an opt-out from the Euro and Ireland has an opt-out from Schengen.
Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and Bulgaria have yet to join the Schengen area but are legally obliged to do so.
Why should we expect any?We would be a new member state. I can't see us receiving any special treatment.
We shouldn't. We will be supplicants as much as applicants.Why should we expect any?
We are still one of the biggest economies in Europe so would benefit the block as a whole but I agree with others that it is too early after the voteWhy should we expect any?