The Brexit process and its impact on EU policies and institutions
The present paper focuses on two main areas: first, it seeks to assess the impact of British withdrawal on various common policies (like trade policy and common budget) and institutions; second, it draws attention to the fact that the way in which Article 50 negotiations were conducted in itself provides a great deal of insight into the very functioning of today’s EU. The process suffers from a multitude of problems which have largely contributed to the fact that criticisms about the EU proved to be justified in the eyes of a signifi cant part of the British society, ever more determined to quit. Against this background, the future of the EU depends, to a large extent, on the ability to draw the right lessons from Brexit and find the best ways to move forward.
