{"id":3991,"date":"2020-01-31T08:29:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T07:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/?p=3991"},"modified":"2023-08-16T08:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T07:53:44","slug":"british-meps-its-only-a-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/british-meps-its-only-a-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"British MEP\u2019s : it\u2019s only a goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-video align_none ratio_16x9 has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Youtube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uA8TaMpC-R4?autoplay=0&controls=1&origin=https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/&loop=0&mute=0\" allowfullscreen=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The British MEP\u2019s, hand in hand with those of other nationalities, sing together : It\u2019s only goodbye. The image is strong : sadness and hope.<\/p>\n<p>The Brexit sounded the death knell for an idea of the European Union that could only grow: for the first time, it was shrinking. And this shrinking is not just the exit of a weighty member from the club. It is also the acknowledgement of failure and the threat that others may seek the path of the wide-open door.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing to blame in a process that, however tormented, has occurred in accordance with democratic rules. There are, however, many lessons to be learned from both sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/\">Union Syndicale<\/a>\u00a0expects the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/commissioners\/2019-2024_en\">new Commission<\/a>\u00a0to be able to give new impetus to the idea of Europe by building a sense of belonging not only among the Member States but, above all, among citizens. That it is prepared to defend its own values of democracy, solidarity and progress.<\/p>\n<p>No doubt these values are shared by the British people (as well as British MEPs) and that in the face of rising populism and racism we will one day find ourselves together again.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about the whole process that led to Brexit, we have written a dossier of dedicated articles here.<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from an article by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtbf.be\/info\/monde\/detail_brexit-les-adieux-emus-des-eurodeputes-britanniques?id=10421028\">RTBF<\/a>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The MEPs gave their approval without surprise by 621 votes in favour, 49 against and 13 abstentions. The opponents are mainly cross-Channel MEPs from the centrist Renew, Social Democrat and Green groups. This was the last major step in the ratification of the agreement, three and a half years after the Brexit referendum and almost half a century after the UK\u2019s accession.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the vote, which sealed the departure of the British MEP\u2019s, many MEPs joined hands in the Chamber and sang the Scottish song \u201cAuld Lang Syne\u201d (It\u2019s only goodbye), some waving scarves in the colours of the British and European flags.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_50 thick_3 style_solid color_primary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British MEP\u2019s, hand in hand with those of other nationalities, sing together : It\u2019s only goodbye. 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