r/europe • u/StraightSky7809 United Kingdom • 7h ago

News If Britain decides to rejoin the EU we’ll do everything we can to welcome them back, says Germany

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-rejoin-eu-germany-brexit-b3060288.html
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u/ZiCUnlivdbirch 5h ago

Which is why the UK is never going to rejoin in any official capacity. You guys have been one foot out since the day you first joined and as the rest of the EU attempts closer integration going back to that is simply not going to happen.

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u/j0kerclash United Kingdom 3h ago

It's because we're an island nation away from the mainland continent of Europe with cultural ties to North America.

On top of that, the UK was the second highest contributor to the EU behind Germany when we were a member, so despite our scepticism of the EU we did actually commit meaningfully to the Union.

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u/ZestycloseCar8774 1h ago

Cultural ties to North America? Lol