The fallout from Brexit is still taking place and remains to be seen, but things are looking grim so far.
Actually, it seems that the UK's departure from the EU's Single Market and Customs Union has brought significant disruption to the EU-Britain bilateral relations and their mutual interest.
Regarding the oft mooted issue of sovereignty, the consequences of the UK’s exit from the EU also continued to affect the overall situation in the EU, which is a political and economic union of 27 member states and its borders and territories are recently known to be ravaged and impacted by illegal immigration.
We understand the concerns expressed by a number of States, especially the most influential members in the Union like Germany and France in that regard. As they are actors and main decision-makers in the EU, they are aware of the consequences of the UK's departure from the EU because they see the UK as a significant market with historical, geopolitical, and geo-economic importance.
On the other side, the majority of Brits desire independence, sovereignty, and autonomy against the need to retain access to European markets, which, the EU insists, means respecting its rules and committing to fairness in competition.
In response to this issue, the EU has made detailed proposals to ease border bureaucracy between Britain and European countries; EU has inserted a special authorization (sticker) in the British passport allowing a number of concerned inpiduals to travel to EU countries while ruling out a renegotiation of the treaty.
Like anyone who has been involved in covering the British affairs and followed their historical issues for a long time, I express the view that the root cause of the departure was the overwhelming increase in nationalist sentiment, particularly in Great Britain which has ancient civilization, as well as austerity and frustration with traditional politics. The result led to a broader debate about the role of the nation-state and the European sovereignty over the UK's exclusive economic zone.
In an unprecedented letter, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on France to agree to "take back" people who cross in the English Channel to the UK as Wednesday's tragedy where 27 people died.
On the other hand, Macron threatened to introduce punitive measures against the UK last month if Boris Johnson’s government did not grant more licenses to French fishermen wanting to operate in British waters.
The UK is now demanding a complete overhaul of the document and has threatened to suspend the agreement if necessary.
In conclusion, EU-UK bilateral relations are strained. UK and EU countries have clashed over several issues including diplomatic representation, the fishing row, and undocumented emigration. Moreover, the Anglo-Saxon world's relationship with the Francophone world is today the worst since the UK, US and Australia announced in September 2021, a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific.
Contributed by Ahmed Emam
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