PM May had chosen Lancaster House as the venue for her Brexit speech two days ago. It is an historic building, which has been used in many important occasions. The European Advisory Commission had its seat there, and started its work on 14 January 1944. This commission, with participation from the UK, the US and the Sovjet Union, was to study the postwar political problems in Europe and make recommendations to the three governments. The recommendations of the EAC shaped the development of postwar Europe. And in 1988 PM Thatcher held her "Europe Open for Business" speech there, extolling the virtues of the Single Market.
Now May will have a Brexit which takes the UK out of the Single Market. She will instead negotiate a trade agreement. And if she not can get a good agreement, she will leave the EU without an agreement. This is PM May´s master plan for Brexit. The EU says this was expected and that the negotiations will be very, very, very difficult.
And there is no doubt that the negotiations will be difficult. Very much is at stake. But there seems to be a broad understanding that the process must go on and that the goal must be to achieve a solution which benefits both the UK and the EU. This is about a reshaping of Europe. The EU cooperation will only survive if the member states and their citizens see it as positive. The EU must give added value - otherwise it is doomed to fail.
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