MV> Under those circumstances, Brexit is better for all but especially for MV> the EU. Now the EU can move on without the UK keeping their foot on MV> the brakes.
So when does the "NLEXIT" come? ;-)
The problem with the BREXIT is not only that it cases a shadow on the EU as a viable community and may encourage others to follow, but that the UK is - I seem to have read - the third largest economy in the EU, and will be missed - if for nothing else - for financial reasons. That means, presumably, that countries like Germany and the Netherlands will have to pay more into the EU pot if the organization is to continue as it has been over the past years.
We already had enough crises - just think of the Greeks and the migrant crisis, with the involvement of Turkey, a country that may well become a personal dictatorship after April 16th. The interest rates are already at 0%, which is hurting a lot of people, not the least you and me - whereas our German inflation rates are already above the 2% leven formerly considered "normal". That spells a housing "bubble" in Germany that is already causing disruptions and can break at any time, giving Germany the prospect of a growth and employment problem. And Germany, like it or not, is presently the country with the major influence in the EU.
I would have preferred that the UK stick it out - AND - remain the "naysayer". What the EU definitely does NOT need is a heap of "yes-men". But in view of the developments in Poland and Hungaria, I suppose that will not develop. Although I would have preferred democratic critics like the UK to autocratic critics like Poland and Hungary.
What we have to look forward to is certainly not pleasant, but I hope it won't be as bad as some people fear.
