EU conspiracy theory - forced to stay?
May. 28th, 2016 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
arganoidMy letter to the Newmarket News, March 2016:
There's a lot of misinformation flying around in relation to the EU debate. Diana Donald (Mar 23) writes "It transpires that we may only leave if all EU countries ratify our exit", going on to say that this proves how undemocratic the "United States of Europe" is. In truth, the procedure for leaving is clearly set out in article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. If a country gives notice that it wishes to leave, negotiations will begin on a withdrawal agreement – that country will then cease to be a member either when the withdrawal agreement has been reached, or after two years if no agreement can be reached.
There's a lot of misinformation flying around in relation to the EU debate. Diana Donald (Mar 23) writes "It transpires that we may only leave if all EU countries ratify our exit", going on to say that this proves how undemocratic the "United States of Europe" is. In truth, the procedure for leaving is clearly set out in article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. If a country gives notice that it wishes to leave, negotiations will begin on a withdrawal agreement – that country will then cease to be a member either when the withdrawal agreement has been reached, or after two years if no agreement can be reached.
