What happened in the EU in August 2019?
Well, Brexit was in all the headlines this month. August is usually a quiet month because many people working in the administration are on vacation. So all the attention went to Brexit. If nothing happens, the United Kingdom will leave the EU at the end of October...But many things happened in August. The UK's Prime Minister started his tour of the European Union's capitals. Why? Because he'd like to negotiate a better deal to get out of the EU with the other Prime Ministers and Presidents. They didn't want to re-negotiate (article). The thing is, the UK's PM doesn't have much to bargain.
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His government suggested two things though: not paying the Brexit bill or making it difficult for EU citizens to go to the UK. However, the EU will probably retaliate by making it more difficult for UK citizens in the EU. And by refusing a trade agreement.
Also, the British PM delayed the start of the Parliament's year. So he will have more liberty to deal with Brexit, and to avoid any influence from the Parliament. To be continued...
Despite the struggles between the UK's PM and the EU, both are getting more popular. Trust in the EU is almost back at the levels before the economic crisis (2008). And the British PM is the most popular politician in the UK (article, poll).
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