The first disappointments of Brexit
Audio 19:30
The UK has been out of the European Union for three days now.
Review of the first disappointments.
© Tolga Akmen AFP
By: Frédérique Lebel
22 min
And already the hour of the first accounts, after Brexit and the effective exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Publicity
For young Britons, the treaty tastes bitter.
In 2016, during the referendum, 70% of 18-24 year olds wanted to stay in the EU, they are now excluded from the Erasmus + exchange program.
Of course, the British government wants to set up a new program, called Alan Thuring named after the famous mathematician, but it will probably not have the strike force of Erasmus, because it is above all for London to spend less than for the European program.
Report by
Marie Billon
.
And in Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, 650 students went to spend a semester or two studying in Europe last year.
Thanks to the support of the Republic of Ireland, young people will always be able to leave.
The explanations of
Émeline Vin in Dublin
.
The confusion of the Brexpats
We call them the Brexpats, these British people who went to live in another European country.
Retirees but also active people.
Spain has the highest number of Brexpats in Europe: 1.3 million.
And they are worried, because alongside Brexit, London also introduced a timely immigration system on January 1, which could cause a number of difficulties for the spouses or Spanish companions of these Britons.
Report
in Barcelona by Elise Gazengel
.
The army, very disappointed
And if this Brexit inevitably leads to an economic and cultural loss, the damage will also be felt in the field of military cooperation.
The United Kingdom, the second military power after France, represents a third of the defense capacities of the European Union, which is an essential component to ensure the security of the continent,
Franck Alexandre.
Airports at a standstill
Back from vacation for the lucky ones.
But the pandemic is having a hard impact on air traffic.
Airports are therefore asking for aid from the European Union.
This is the report by
Myriam Baele of RTBF
at Charleroi airport,
south of Brussels
.
Vincent Théval's chronicle
And we end this program in music for a trip in the European spray of French Brittany.
With
Jens Lekman, “Wedding in Finistère”
.
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