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British Color Theory
According to the provisional Commitments made by the EU to the British, the debate on the island. The concessions were only symbolic, critics complain. But, symbolically, is in the British-European relationship some.
In theory, the members of the EU Commission fear of the so-called Yellow card. Because with this, the nation-States, launched legislation once again on the test. The card accesses, however only if – depending on the content of the law – a third to a quarter of the national chambers of this holding up. But that is so far never been the case.
Now is it the will of the British Prime Minister David Cameron in addition to Yellow even a Red card. This strengthens after reading the British government henceforth the national parliaments. Found, namely, within twelve weeks of a little more than half – more precisely, 55 percent of the parliaments together, if you are a Gesetzvorhaben block.
Is the Red card a tougher Disziplinierungsinstrument or merely a folgenlose extension of an extraneous Colors that were never used? This question focuses now the British discussion, since David Cameron and EU Council President Donald Tusk declared that they had a package of reforms (including the Red card) is agreed, the exit from the EU, the British intended to prevent.
Much ADO about nothing?
The agreement, said the columnist Daniel Hannan in the newspaper “The Guardian”, is one thing above all: much ADO about nothing. Also with a Red card to leave the EU no pressure. Finally, would the representatives of the people, not against their respective governments agree.
The island and the continent: David Cameron in Brussels
To be the now achieved results are not worth mentioning. “Could we with our allies will not cooperate better and to trade, when we have our own laws made? And our right to have our own guide to choose we from the civil war up to the Second world war, always defended: does not Deserve it continue that we have to use it?”, asks Hannan.
The power of the card
Hannans colleague Matthew dAncona, he is also a Journalist of the Guardian, represents the opposite Position. He explains he believe in the power of the Red card. Nevertheless, Cameron is now preparing you well taken will. The agreement according to the type of conservative opponents of the EU are merely cynically ridicule, do not continue.
The Conservatives expressed the judgement, Tusk had against Cameron prevailed and the EU successfully against British reforms defended, was premature. However, it would now be important to see the result come to life. “Cameron now has a unique opportunity for the British to give what is always missing: the feeling, in the EU a strong voice,” writes dAncona.
Ukip against Labour
Like Cameron, however, in Strasbourg, gathered European representatives of the people, trying to get, always in his mind, or the UK to vote, is further unclear. The idea of the Red card
a victory of sorts wanting to sell is to “simply ridiculous,” said Nigel Farage, the Chairman of the right-wing Ukip party.
Approvingly commented, however, Alan Johnson, Chairman of the EU-friendly campaign “Labour In For Britain”. He said that Britain’s membership in the EU encompasses much more than those changes, Cameron will now have to enforce. However, be for your country is an important sign: “the sooner the reforms now consent to know, the more we can campaign for the other whether Britain should stay in the EU start and the uncertainty about our membership.”
For the UK as an EU member: Alan Johnson
The Nation and the island
Beyond all questions about the possibilities for implementation of the now negotiated results remains the symbolic character of British-European relations continue to obtain. “We have the character of an island Nation: independent, upright, surrendered our sovereignty, defending,” said Cameron. “We can use this to our British character as little change, as we the English Channel draining can.”
This was on the Pathetiker under the British title, of which there are apparently quite a few. You, says the Oxford teacher historian Timothy Garton Ash to the Reuters news Agency, set up your Europabild still on the British experience during the Second world war, as great Britain, of the planes of the Nazi regime was attacked.
“Our national self-image is still that of Churchill, the Moment of 1940 shaped”, as Garton Ash. “At that time we were the only guarantors of freedom, while the rest of the continent either defeated, occupied or fascist.” This self-image had received: “It’s about self-government, therefore, that the United Kingdom its limits even ruled.”
Island identity: views of the cliffs of Dover
Symbolic and Concrete
With the promise of Tusk, Cameron were, however, considerably more concrete issues in the foreground. Such as the case of
Benefits for EU foreigners. The access to the services of the welfare state allowed the UK now for four years refuse. This is, however, only under one condition: The social systems have become overloaded. That in the UK the case, the EU-Commission, the documents revealed that the British have already announced.
For the First is the British of the further stay in the EU, apparently, is not entirely of any strength. On the contrary: Now they might, the citizens of the other EU member States inspire – in particular, what the stop benefits. This, however, ensures you are in Brussels, is a model in the EU, a number of interested imitators could find.