Every new geopolitical threat has served to bring the United Kingdom and the European Union a little closer. For a year now, London and Brussels have been in a process of accelerated and silent reconnection. The Russian invasion of Ukraine opened the doors to defense cooperation, and the Trump disruption, now magnified by the horizon of economic and energy crisis generated by the war in Iran, has increased the need for economic and commercial understanding.

Labour wants to turn back the clock ten years, but doesn't know how to do it without being accused of betraying the mandate the British people gave with the Brexit referendum in June 2016The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, outlined on Wednesday what is, so far, the most drastic change of course announcement. since Keir Starmer came to power In July 2024.

New confirmation of Brexit failureAnd the punishment it has meant for the younger generations affected by the divorce, who have had to accept it without having been able to make their voices heard in the 2016 referendum. The European Union and the United Kingdom announced this Wednesday in a joint statement that London is rejoining the Erasmus student exchange program. May summit", between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the European Commission.

"Many of the migrants crossing the English Channel are fleeing countries at war. If we don't address the root causes, the dangerous routes will continue." With these words, Christa Rottensteiner, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission in the United Kingdom, summarized last week what most specialists also maintain: deterrent migration policies, such as those currently being promoted by London and Paris, will be of little use if the root causes of unregulated migration are not addressed. This is the same conclusion reached by Matilde Rosina, a migration researcher at Brunel University London, who tells ARA: "Deterrent policies are often ineffective. Furthermore, they do not address the root causes of migration, such as poverty, conflict, and corruption."

The European Union and the United Kingdom reached new agreements today in London that mark a turning the page on Brexit. "A new beginning for old friends," in the words of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Highlights include an extension to twelve years of fishing access for the European fleet in British waters, although there will be no increase in the amount of fish that EU vessels will be able to catch. In return, some routine checks on animal and plant products will be completely eliminated, allowing goods to move freely again, including between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Other measures will allow British tourists to use automatic passport gates (e-cats) in Europe. The United Kingdom and the EU have also agreed to cooperate on a youth experience program, which will allow young people to work and travel freely within Europe again for a limited period. Finally, a new security and defense partnership will be launched.

Brexit is not just a political decision that causes chaos at petrol stations, a shortage of butchers or lorry drivers or all kinds of missing items in supermarkets. Brexit is a state of mind that clouds understanding and unleashes the absurd. And there is more: not only does it discriminate between nationals and non-nationals even if they have been living in the UK for decades, but the discrimination reaches irrational and unjustifiable limits.