🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧 BREXIT: A VICTORY FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM AGAINST THE EU?
The United Kingdom seems to have played its cards right in the recent trade negotiations with the United States. While the European Union has accepted a 15% tax on its exports to the USA, the United Kingdom has secured a more favorable rate of 10%. A situation that reignites the debate about the benefits of Brexit.
The agreement reached between the EU and the United States is considered disadvantageous by several European countries. Ursula von der Leyen acknowledges that this is not a success, but a compromise to avoid a trade war. In contrast, Dominic Cummings, a figure of Brexit, expressed joy that the United Kingdom has "escaped this disaster."
Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, has managed to strengthen relations with Washington, particularly through royal diplomacy. The result: better trade relations despite the weaker economic weight of the United Kingdom.
But not everything is so rosy. Economists remind us that Brexit has been costly for the British economy. Growth remains below what the country would have experienced had it stayed in the EU.
The Irish situation also remains tense: Northern Ireland, linked to the United Kingdom, benefits from the reduced rate of 10%, unlike the Republic of Ireland, still a member of the EU, which will pay 15%. An imbalance that could reignite post-Brexit tensions.
Politically, this situation is being exploited by Nigel Farage and populist parties in Europe to criticize the Union. An opportunity for them to regain ground.
