Although it is not yet possible to say what Brexit will look like, it is worth noticing how the framework is under construction. PM May does not stay home making a position paper without inputs, but are visiting colleagues in the UK and the EU for talks. She presents her priorities and the colleagues give their feedback. This is somewhat similar to the procedure former PM Cameron used to prepare his EU deal. But there is an important difference. The purpose of the deal was to secure continued UK membership in the EU, now it is about preparing UKs exit.
And while the media report the different views and statements from the meetings, it is nevertheless a process characterized by a willingness to find solutions. This way of working can contribute to the necessary changes in the EU. So far has the political pressure for reforms not been big enough, despite growing protests in member countries towards Brussels integration zeal. Now a column in the power structure disappears. Brexit is underway, promises and empty phrases can not prevent it.
The willingness to find Brexit solutions seems to spill over to the stalled Switzerland-EU negotiations about the Swiss referendum in 2014, demanding quotas on immigration including from EU. The Daily Mail reported some days ago that European Commission President Juncker has opened for a deal which allows Switzerland to introduce migrant curbs.
On the 29 June 2016, just a few days after the British referendum 23 June, the heads of state or government in the 27 remaining member states in the EU met informally in Brussels to discuss the political and practical implications of Brexit. Leaders started a debate on the future of the European Union. On the 16 September 2016 they will meet informally again in Bratislava and continue a political reflection to give an impulse to further reforms and to the development of the EU with 27 member states.
The autumn 2016 might be important for many countries.
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