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Saturday, 18 January 2020

Too late now! Germans disappointed as nearly 70 percent of voters 'regret' Brexit

NEARLY 70 percent of German voters in a poll have admitted they “regret” Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Britain is scheduled to fully cut ties with the European Union at the end of January - leading to the start of trade negotiations between the UK and Brussels. But, a recent survey carried out by the Mannheim research group produced a shock result, with 68 percent of Germans who responded expressing that they were regretful Britain would be leaving the bloc. The survey was conducted on the Politibarometer, a long-standing German election poll which also broadcasts a television programme monthly on a Friday.
The poll also revealed that 21 percent ‘do not care’ whether Britain leaves the EU.
Nine percent believe that Britain leaving the EU is a positive action.
Research also showed that a staggering 46 percent do not believe there will be any changes as a result of Brexit.
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Germany faces a contribution hike after Brexit (Image: Getty)
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Brexit will take place at the end of the month (Image: Getty)
Interviews were conducted across three days in January 2020 via telephone.
In total, 1,282 people were randomly selected.
The only requirement of participants involved was that they had to be eligible to vote.
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The UK and Germany are two of the biggest EU contributors (Image: Getty)
Regarding the future of the EU, 63 percent of those surveyed told the research group that they wished to see EU member states collaborate more.
The Mannheim research group is based out of the University of Mannheim in Germany.
Founded in 1989, it is devoted to research on social and political developments in Europe.
The poll follows reports that the country’s post-Brexit contributions will be significantly increased.
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The referendum result led to three years of negotiations (Image: Getty)
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Much like the Brexit referendum, the German poll split opinion (Image: Getty)
Germany may be forced to foot the bill for the gap Britain leaves within the union as a net contributor.
It is estimated that in the next seven years, German contributions will rise by an average of €14 billion, to an annual contribution of €42 billion.
The proposal was put together in 2019 by Finland who, at the time, held the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
But the chair of German MEPs, Gerald Ullrich, urged the German government to renegotiate to a lower figure that would see Germany keep more money in its pocket.
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European Union contributors mapped (Image: NC)
He said: “In the negotiations on the contributions to the EU budget, the federal government must advocate a general correction mechanism so that the burdens on German taxpayers do not get out of hand.”
Britain is set to leave the European Union on January 31st 2020 after three years of negotiations by two Prime Ministers - Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
It has been close to 50 years since the UK first joined the bloc, then known as the European Community, alongside the Republic of Ireland and Denmark.
In the original 1975 referendum, 67 percent wished to join, compared to the 33 percent who did not.
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Nearly 70 percent of Germans expressed 'regret' over Brexit (Image: Getty)
This is compared to the historic 52-48 percent statistics of Leave and Remain in the 2016 referendum on Brexit.
German chancellor Angela Merkel recently described Brexit as a ‘wake-up call’ for the European Union.
In an interview with the Financial Times, she urged the EU to change its ways, saying it must become more “attractive, innovative, creative, a good place for research and education.”
The chancellor formerly remained tight-lipped on the Brexit issue, with her first statement on the matter outlining how Britain had the potential to become a ‘competitor’ to Germany.
Additional reporting by Monika Pallenberg

Friday, 17 January 2020

Merkel CRISIS: Germany faces eye-watering €14billion hike in EU contributions post-Brexit

ANGELA MERKEL’S Germany could be left in a crisis, as it has been revealed the country will have to pay significantly higher contributions to the EU after Brexit.
The plans have been announced by the Council of the European Union, in its EU financial framework which looks at the future of Europe without Britain. It is estimated by the German government that their annual contributions to the EU budget from 2021-2027 are set to increase by an average of €14 billion a year. This would bring Germany’s total annual contribution to the European Union to €42 billion.
The proposal for the monetary increase was put together by Finland, who, at the time, held the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Council of the European Union presidency rotates to a different member state every six months.
Croatia took over from Finland on New Year’s Day 2020.
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Germany is being called upon to foot the British bill as the UK exits the EU (Image: Getty)
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Germany's bill could rise to a staggering 42 billion Euros annually (Image: Getty)
It is yet to be determined whether Croatia will drive council decisions in a different direction, or stick to the framework outlined by Finland.
What is uncertain is how the gap in the EU financial framework will be filled.
While money is likely to derive from Germany, a mammoth member state in the European Union, other suggestions have also been put forward.
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Germany could be left in a crisis with more EU contributions (Image: Getty)
The European Commission and European Parliament have also stepped forward to provide advice on how the money can be raised.
These plans lay out larger contributions from the remaining member states, and not solely Germany, as Finland’s draft alludes to.
The Finnish presidency has suggested a rate of 1.07 percent of economic output across the seven-year period.
EU Commission estimates, however, have proposed 1.11 percent.
Gerald Ullrich, the chairman of German MEPs, has urged the German government to renegotiate.
He states that EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen should be consulted to bring down the economic output figure.
Mr Ullrich says he hopes the EU budget for 2021-2027 will correspond to a lower figure of one percent of the economic output.
He said: “In addition, in the negotiations on the contributions to the EU budget, the federal government must advocate a general correction mechanism so that the burdens on German taxpayers do not get out of hand.”
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Germany has been encouraged to 'renegotiate' their contributions (Image: Getty)
The UK is set to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020, dubbed ‘Brexit Day’.
Brexit, a process more than three years in the making, was secured after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill with the European Union was passed through the House of Commons.
With the UK’s departure from the bloc, it remains to be seen how the European Union will deal with the problem of losing such a significant contributor in the coming years.
Those who wish to leave the European Union argued that the UK provided too much in contributions to the bloc, and that the country would be better off out of the union.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1229744/Angela-Merkel-news-Germany-Brexit-latest-EU-crisis-update-Boris-Johnson

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Brexit to SHATTER Franco-German alliance as sparks fly between Merkel and Macron

27 Nov 2019

BREXIT will cause a break in relations between France and Germany due to the buffer role the UK played between the two "remaining heavyweights" of the European Union, Brexit Party MEP Robert Howland claimed.

Germany and France are considered to be the two most influential members of the European Union and are the top two economies of the Eurozone. is expected to cause a shift in relations within the bloc due to the end of economic contributions to the common budget, a change  MEP Robert Rowland claims will cause sparks to fly between Paris and Berlin. Addressing colleagues in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Mr Howland said: "Now that the UK is definitely leaving you on January 31 and ending our €17billion contribution to the EU budget, I suppose it was entirely predictable that sparks would fly and acrimony begin between the two remaining heavyweights of the EU.

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"It appears that Franco-German relations have hit a new low point – we’ve recently witnessed the unedifying display of little Napoleon himself, , as he parades his global ambitions by humiliating Nato and now it seems Angela Merkel.
"Ironically the Germans are really going to miss us – Great Britain has historically acted as a buffer between those two old adversaries and a deterrent to France’s imperial tendencies."
French President Emmanuel Macron last month launched an unprecedented attack on Nato, claiming the defence organisation was "brain dead" and causing an exchange with Chancellor  over their "different policy approaches" on Nato.
Mr Rowland continued: "When the German Chancellor uses an English metaphor of ‘gluing the teacups back together again’ after Macron has broken them, you know it has gotten bad.
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Brexit news: Brexit Party's Robert Rowland claimed Franco-German relations have hit a "new low" (Image: EPTV)
"The EU budget is essentially an exercise in Franco-German game theory. Even though contributions are small, the aggregate of €170billion is big enough to achieve overtly political goals.
"That is why we never see any reform to the , which absorbs one-third of the EU budget and acts as the world's biggest subsidy scheme to French farmers. But Macron wants more, he’s an avaricious little chappy.
"German will now see its contributions double one the next MFF whereas France barely pays a euro more net. Watching this dispute this conflict resolved will be a welcome respite from this Brexit fatigue."
Mr Macron and Chancellor Merkel themselves signalled the EU will be going through a period of change following Brexit as they presented a blueprint for much-needed democratic overhaul.
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Brexit news: Germany is expected to increase its budget contributions once the UK quits (Image: GETTY)
The pair have proposed a “Conference on the Future of Europe” to “address all issues at stake” once the UK has left the bloc.
Initial talks among member states are expected to focus on “EU democratic functioning” and the process of selection for future leaders after an institutional row over the selection of ’s appointment as the next President of the European Commission.
The plan promises a “bottom-up process” allowing EU taxpayers to finally vent their frustrations and help shape the Brussels project’s future.
The Franco-German non-paper says: “As proposed by the new European Commission, the process should follow two phases, on the basis of on inter-institutional mandate to be agreed in January 2020.
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Brexit news: Macron and Merkel proposed to hold a conference of the future of the EU (Image: GETTY)

“The mandate / institutional setting could be simplified for phase 1, to ensure an early start.
“Phase one would start as early as February 2020, until the summer of 2020, and focus on issues related to EU democratic functioning.”
Germany would become the conference’s first arbiter in the second phase when the country takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency in July next year.
And France would be its final overseer just two years later when Paris holds the same role.
The paper added: “Phase 2 focusing on policy priorities should be launched in mid-2020 and be closed in early 2022.
“The involvement of all EU Member states and midterm reviews would ensure ownership and structure the process. The end goal for Paris and Berlin is to make the EU “more united and sovereign”.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1209811/Brexit-news-UK-common-EU-budget-Germany-France-Angela-Merkel-Emmanuel-Macron-latest