Concetti Chiave
- Brexit is the term used for the UK's decision to leave the EU, as decided by a narrow referendum result in 2016.
- The UK Parliament and Prime Minister have struggled for years to agree on how to implement Brexit, considering options like "soft Brexit", "hard Brexit", and "No deal".
- The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was pressured by Parliament to request a delay from the EU, leading to political tensions over Brexit strategy.
- The potential reinstatement of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is a major concern, with the "Backstop" proposed as a temporary solution.
- The EU granted an extension until January 31, 2020, leading to the eventual approval of early elections in December 2019 to resolve the Brexit deadlock.
Brexit is one of the most pronunced words in the last three years. It’s made by two words: it’s the union of British and exit, in fact in 2016 there was a referendum, where British people voted to leave or remain in the EU. The result showed that there wasn’t a strong majority: 51,9% people voted to leave and the other 48,1% to remain. It isn’t much, but is a majority anyway.
Nowadays, more than three years later the referendum, Brexit isn’t ended: the Parliament and the Prime Minister are still discussing about the way to leave the EU and they have to choose among three options: the first one is a “soft Brexit”, the UK leave the EU, but keeps commercial agreement.
The Parliament wants an “hard Brexit”, that means leave the EU without commercial agreement, but it takes some time.
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to leave the EU immediately, without any agreement, because “Brexit means Brexit”, as said Theresa May. This third options is called “No deal”.
The parliament forced the PM to write a letter to the EU to ask for a delay in January 2020; he wrote the letter, but he didn’t sign it and then he sent another ones, where he told his disagreement with the first one.
The UK can leave the EU because article 50 allows it, but many people think the first referendum was unfair, because the 30% of young people didn’t vote, as British citizens living outside the UK, so somebody asks for another one.
Brexit could bring to restore the 300 miles’ border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. No one desires a new hard borders. The “Backstop” is a temporary solution that makes sure there’s a soft border between the two countries, untill a new deal is found.
Meantime EU approved the delay on 31th January required by the parliament, so the PM presented a motion in which he demanded early elections, but MP rejected it. At the end, they approved elections on 12th December 2019.
I think they need more time and when they will choose, there will be a transaction period, before Brexit gets completed. If there were to be another referendum, probably British people, annoyed by all this problems, would vote to remain.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è stato il risultato del referendum sulla Brexit del 2016?
- Quali sono le opzioni discusse per l'uscita del Regno Unito dall'UE?
- Perché alcune persone ritengono che il primo referendum sulla Brexit sia stato ingiusto?
Nel referendum del 2016, il 51,9% delle persone ha votato per lasciare l'UE, mentre il 48,1% ha votato per rimanere.
Le opzioni discusse includono un "soft Brexit" con accordi commerciali, un "hard Brexit" senza accordi commerciali, e un'uscita immediata senza accordi, chiamata "No deal".
Alcune persone ritengono che il primo referendum sia stato ingiusto perché il 30% dei giovani non ha votato, così come molti cittadini britannici che vivono all'estero.
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