EU news in March 2019

What happened in the EU in March 2019?

Well, the United Kingdom is still part of the EU... at least until 12 April. The EU gave the British Parliament an extra week to vote for the deal it negotiated with the British Prime Minister. If the Parliament doesn't agree, the UK is out of the EU by 12 April. If it does agree, the EU gave the deadline of 22 May to prepare for Brexit.


Yes, same image as last time... But still relevant.

However, in politics, things change. Because it's the first time a country leaves the EU (except Greenland), people improvise. There are still many options on the table. Some want another referendum. Others want another Prime Minister. The current one said that, if the deal goes through and the UK leaves the EU by 22 May, she'll quit. But who knows what will happen?

The historic reason why the Brits don't know what they want with the EU is because Napoleon, the Roman Empire, Nazi-Germany and others tried to conquer the UK. So it is not an easy thing to have a relationship with a European power. Do you participate to weaken the EU? Or do you isolate yourself?

Three things are sure though: time is running out. All EU countries all have to agree with extending the deadline, every time. And no one knows how it's going to end (read more).

The EU is creating an organism to check and fight fraud and corruption in the EU. One of the candidates is a Romanian, who has fought corruption so heavily in her own country that Romania doesn't support her (read more).

Companies can be banned from lobbying. Exxon Mobil might be the next one... because they didn't show up at the European Parliament for answering questions (more).

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