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The Time is Ticking, How Do Other Countries View the Brexit Vote?
The tensions of the Brexit deal are starting to escalate, and the ripples can be seen throughout the world. The Brexit final vote is reaching its ultimatum on March 29th. If no deal is struck, Britain will have full control of its borders and new trade deals will need to be negotiated. Britain will also be traded with as a non- EU country, leading to non-preferential treatment within Europe and the long process of developing the necessary infrastructure to support the new trading conditions.
While many countries in the the EU are trying to give the Brexit vote extra time, in order to avoid a no-deal scenario, in an effort to get ahead of Brexit, some nations have begun negotiating trade deals with the UK. However, only six continuity deals out of the forty being negotiated have been announced. These are trade deals with: Chile, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Switzerland, The Faroe Islands. The UK has yet to strike new deals with their current leading trading partners, which include the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. That said, a trade deal with the United States is likely given President Trumps support of the Brexit concept. President Trump has praised UK Prime Minister’s Brexit deal by stating “we have a very good trading relationship with the U.K. and that’s just been strengthened further.’’
Unfortunately, the support that the United States has shown toward Brexit is in direct conflict with reactions by the UK’s other major trade partners. French customs officers, for example, are participating in a major strike, causing great chaos getting through the countries borders. Goods are being held up at the border. Eurostar has had to announce massive delays as well as cancelations due to the French protests. Customs workers are stating that this is in response to the full borders that will have to be set up due to Britain leaving the European Union. Anne Azoulay-Fravel, a customs official, has stated that the strike is related to the consequences that Brexit will have on working conditions. The complaints are due to the massive workload with limited staff that the “no-deal scenario” will bring. The protests are not supposed to end anytime soon.
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Contributor: Adam Svoboda
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