Hey EU! With the way British politics is going, it’s not impossible the UK will consider rejoining the EU. If this is successful how would you feel about us rejoining?

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by MRSNLT

48 comments

  1. I’d welcome them with open arms. It’d be great not to need visas for visiting/studying or even moving to England

  2. No, this election has very little to do with Brexit. This election is more Tories has pissed off the public, so it’s time to put a PM that is elected.

  3. I’d be fine with the UK rejoining, but they must adopt the policies they previously opted out of, including the euro.

  4. That would be great, but this time, you’ll adopt Euro.

  5. Yeah sure no problem I’d love to have you guys back. I’d only accept a full entry though, commit to the Euro, full entry into Schengen etc. no exceptions.

  7. standard member, aka euro adoption and no exceptions

  8. You’re welcome.

    Don’t expect to get your old privileges back, though.

    And remember, Turkey has been standing in line for 30 years.

  10. Only under the same conditions as any other new applicant.

  11. UK meets the accession criteria, so I’m fully in favour of you guys rejoining. UK rejoining the EU would strengthen both the EU and UK.

    Edit:

    About the euro: If you rejoin, you would be committed by treaty to adopt the euro, but so is Sweden which intentionally does not meet the criteria to adopt the euro so it does not. The criteria are pretty specific so it’s easy not to adopt the euro if you don’t want it.

  12. You made a mistake but learned from it. Welcome back!

  13. They are welcome back, no doubt. Just to be sure, euro adoption as a sort of warranty

  14. Err, could you first ship Farage somewhere. We really wouldn’t want him back. 

  15. I would be stupid of the EU to reject a UK application out of hand.

    It would also be stupid to just let the UK treat membership like a revolving door every decade.

    UK rejoin should need widespread, effectively bipartisan, support in the UK before it makes sense for the EU to really negotiate in good faith.

  17. I would be happy to see the UK back in the EU but please get rid of FPTP first

  19. How I feel? I feel you’re idiots. Rejoining the EU is fine and all but you’ll never ever EVER getting back your cushy deal you had before you left.

  20. Come back, but if you do, join Schengen and the Euro as well.

  21. Probably yes, but only EU terms, they won’t have it any other way I don’t think.

  22. The return of an old friend is always something to rejoice about.

  23. You’ll have to give up the pound and that ain’t happening

  24. UK should return as it would be beneficial for both them and the EU.

  25. I would love to of course. It would create better balance between Germany-France and the rest of the EU. UK also has a strong economy so it would be beneficial after war in Ukraine to rebuild its country if they would join to EU as well. I see mostly pluses, barely any minuses.

    BUT I really don’t think it is anytime soon. At least in 10-15 years or so. I just don’t believe it.

  26. If the UK wants to rejoin, and goes through the process as required, why wouldn’t it be allowed to enter? It would be a huge positive, an example of “better in that out” made obvious.

    But after Brexit, the requirements for the UK to rejoin, both the regular and convincing politicians in the EU that they wouldn’t have to deal with “Brexit 2: The Revenge” in a generation’s time, yeah, don’t hold your breath.

  27. Well, I would say welcome back.

    No hard feelings, everyone change ideas

  28. If you want to split British politics for years to come and have valid claims of betrayal for decades to come.

  29. Not going to happen. They’d have to join under much worse terms than what they left.

  31. “With the way British politics are going”? The EU isn’t even a talking point anymore, and not a single party is running on the idea of rejoining, this election is revolving around the Conservatives’ awful governing and economic management, not Brexit.

  32. its a trap they want us to write our opinion so we can get blocked from the over sensitive mods here

  33. Idk why everyone in here is saying they’d like us back but only with euro. Why is it so important to you? You know we would never agree to that anyway so you might aswell say no you don’t want us back

    There are several good reasons we don’t want it too, this isn’t made up like brexit being good somehow

  34. Never going to happen. There’s no popular or political will to rejoin.

  35. The day Britain returns to the EU would be one of the happiest days in my life.

    Our door are always open to Britain.

  36. Sure, welcome back! You’re a bunch of assholes, but guess what? We all are!

  38. I would welcome you back, but now without any special treatment.

  40. “I never thought I’d die fighting side by side with a Brit”
    “What about side by side with an European?”

  41. I would be really happy about it. Idk why people in the comments are so insistent of you leaving the pound though. It’s among the most important currencies in the world and is more valuable than the Euro. I think you should be able to keep it.

  42. i don’t care, i don’t even feel like the EU is doing anything good for us at this point (Greece)

  44. Am I the only one who finds it weird that backhanded comments about the UK joining seem to want to force the Euro on Britain for what appears to be punitive purposes?

  46. I’d be happy about the thing itself, but I’d ask a high bar to be reached. No single 50-50 vote dragging in people with a vague question and long bull***t negotiations without previous thought.

    I don’t want a cat at the door that wants out and in and out again, depending on who reigns. I don’t care about UK wanting back their old status.

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