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Can we rejoin the EU at a later date?

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MaitlandGirl · 08/12/2020 08:44

Apologies if this has been covered before but is there any chance the UK will be able to rejoin the EU at some point in the future or is it a case of after Jan 1st that's it - door locked, no chance of it ever being opened again?

I've been chatting with the kids about this and don't know if there's any possibility of a new govt fixing things.

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ineedaholidaynow · 08/12/2020 08:46

I think we can but we would never be on the terms we used to have

Mabelene · 08/12/2020 08:47

We can apply, whether we’d be accepted is another matter

Misandrylovescompany · 08/12/2020 08:47

Would probably need to commit to eventually joining the euro and so on too - in other words, follow the official accession process. No opt outs like we used to have.

DropOfffArtiste · 08/12/2020 08:48

Why on earth would they want us to?

MotherOf2Pamela · 08/12/2020 08:57

Surely we should wait to see how leaving it is?

TatianaBis · 08/12/2020 09:43

Yes, but on their terms.

I’m fairly certain we will go back eventually, because we cannot prosper without. However, we will never get the kind of deal we had before or the level of clout.

TatianaBis · 08/12/2020 09:44

@Misandrylovescompany

Would probably need to commit to eventually joining the euro and so on too - in other words, follow the official accession process. No opt outs like we used to have.
Yes. I think the price may well be our currency.
KaptainKaveman · 08/12/2020 09:44

Only on vastly inferior and less advantageous terms. Basically we are screwed Sad.

Doublebubblebubble · 08/12/2020 09:46

We probably could but it wouldnt be as the UK as we know it now. Scotlands gone the minute we sign off on no deal.

unebaguettepastropcuite · 08/12/2020 09:48

Yes, but it would take about 10 years. Also, the UK would have the same conditions as other member states, rather than the special conditions it had previously

titchy · 08/12/2020 10:20

Yes, but one of the conditions of new members is that they have to adopt the Euro - can't wait! I reckon less than 15 years and we'll be back in!

GreyishDays · 08/12/2020 10:22

@MotherOf2Pamela

Surely we should wait to see how leaving it is?
That wasn’t the question. The OPs children were just asking if it’s possible.
bellinisurge · 08/12/2020 11:00

Yes, but on worse terms. Scotland will be trying it once the inevitable happens.

Alethiometrical · 08/12/2020 11:13

We can apply, whether we’d be accepted is another matter

This.

The rest of the EU countries and its central administrators did not want the UK to leave.

Peregrina · 08/12/2020 11:31

Possibly, but not in the short term. I feel a lot of water will flow under the bridge before we do. Scotland may well become independent first.

VodselForDinner · 08/12/2020 11:34

God, I hope not.

You lot have taken up enough of other member states’ time and funds leaving. Close the door behind you when you go, please.

DGRossetti · 08/12/2020 12:05

I think there needs to be some definitions before answers. In particular "we" which I suspect is really shorthand for "England", since I can easily see Irish unification and Scottish independence happening before England is ready to "rejoin". A unified Ireland already being in the EU and an independent Scotland accepted quite readily (the auld alliance never having gone away).

So in 2040 the irony could be Englands entry to whatever the EU becomes could be vetoed by Ireland and Scotland. Maybe even Wales too, if they feel self determination is a Good Thing. You know. Like the Brexiteers said it was for England ...

Alondra · 08/12/2020 13:40

It will take a couple of generations before it happens- roughly 20 years.

The world is changing so fast and there are so many issues for the EU to tackle and agree with as nations that it won't be looking at the UK if it calls back.

Figmentofmyimagination · 08/12/2020 13:43

It’s not inconceivable that in the very long term, Scotland, wales and a united ireland will all be separate member states of the EU (- not England though. That seems very unlikely.)

This imagines a very grim economic future indeed, leading to a resurgence of nationalism and the break up of the uk.

ListeningQuietly · 08/12/2020 15:15

The EU will make any and every part of the UK wait
as they will NEVER want to go through this 4 1/2 years of stress and cost and instability again

2LittleSpeckledFrogs · 08/12/2020 22:38

Crikey, if we rejoined down the line and had to convert to the euro...that would have a pretty major impact for savings, would it not?

user1493494961 · 08/12/2020 22:43

The EU will collapse at some point.

Focalpoint · 08/12/2020 22:46

The uk will collapse at some point.

Peregrina · 08/12/2020 23:04

At present, the move for Scottish Independence looks a lot stronger than the desire for the 27 countries to see the EU break up.

Would having to be part of the Euro be such a tragedy when the £ declines to being at parity or less than the €?

DianaT1969 · 08/12/2020 23:12

I doubt the EU will exist as it is in 15 years time.