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EM UK | Brexit means loss of control

EM UKLaura Sandys ist die Präsidentin der Europäischen Bewegung Großbritanniens und wird dieser Tage nicht müde, die Vorteile und den Nutzen der EU-Mitgliedschaft ihres Landes zu betonen. Neben der Einflußmöglichkeit in der high politics genießen die Briten auch europäsiche Errungenschaften, wie zum Beispiel einen hohen Umweltschutz. Dies aufzuzeigen ist das Anliegen der Enkelin von Winston Churchill.

Laura Sandys, chairwoman of EM UK is busy travelling up and down the island these days campaigning for Bremain and myth busting at the same time: „You don’t get more control over your country by losing control in your continent“ she is convinced. Togehter with a network of grassroots organizations from all across the country, EM UK has launched lots of pro EU activities – for example a series of Beach Parties raising awareness that without high environmental EU standards they wouldn’t be as clean as they are today.

Sandys (yes, indeed she is the daughter of “European Movement inventor” Duncan Sandys and Winston Churchill’s granddaughter!) and her fellow campaigners are well armed with solid facts and figures to refute all kinds of rumours spread by the “vote leave” . For example this one: “EU membership costs us a fortune” is answered by a clear „Not true! In fact, our own (rather eurosceptic) government estimates that EU membership is worth £3000 a year to every British family. And the budget for the whole EU is just 1% of GDP, compared to about 49% spent by national governments. That’s just 2% of our public spending each year.” Leaving the EU would not even save any money, Sandys states, referring to the Norvegian example: “The Norwegian contribution per capita to the European budget is about the same as that of the UK! For the Norwegians, being non-members, it’s taxation without representation!”

Telegramm UKref dDas EBD Telegramm zum bevorstehenden EU-Referendum in Großbritannien gibt einen Überblick über die Positionen der Mitgliedsorganisationen in Deutschlands größtem Netzwerk für Europa. Das Telegramm können Sie unter diesem Link finden.