How does Brexit affect Europe's global ambitions? – with Dr Fabian Zuleeg

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🗓️ 28 January 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

It’s 2021 and the UK has formally left the European Union. In this episode Will Murray speaks to Dr Fabian Zuleeg, the Chief Executive and Chief Economist of the European Policy Centre in Brussels, about how the absence of the UK will impact the EU’s global ambitions, and the prospects for EU-UK relations going forward.

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0:00.0	This is a common space.eU podcast.
0:03.7	From the city of the Hague, welcome to Global Europe Unpact, a podcast about Europe's engagement
0:10.5	with its neighborhood and the wider world.
0:13.5	But it has to be said that for many Europeans, Brexit and the relationship with the UK
0:18.7	has now dropped off the agenda.
0:20.7	Hello and welcome to Global Europe Unpacked, the podcast that looks at the emerging trends
0:25.5	facing the European continent and the growing ambition for the EU to become a global or geopolitical
0:30.6	power. I am your host, Will Murray, and today we're going to be speaking about the B word, Brexit,
0:36.3	what it means for the EU-Uk relationship
0:38.4	in Europe's place in the world. Shortly, I'll be speaking to Dr. Fabian Zuleg of the European
0:43.2	Policy Centre, regarded by many as the leading think tank in Brussels on issues related to the European
0:47.7	Union. But first, here's my colleague Nina with some background on the current situation.
0:53.1	On the 23rd of June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union,
0:59.0	a decision that shocked leaders on both sides of the channel.
1:02.0	After years of negotiations, an agreement was made, and on the 31st of December 2020, the UK set off on its own path.
1:10.0	As the protagonist of this story, there has been much speculation over its fate.
1:15.1	Whilst those advocating for Brexit have heralded a new age, untethered from the red tape and
1:20.1	restrictions of its former European partners, the general consensus of political analysts is of a
1:25.6	country with a considerably diminished status and influence
1:28.6	in the world.
1:29.7	But what about the bloc that it has left?
1:32.2	As Europe appears ready to pursue more global ambitions, what effect will the departure
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