EU report claims Brits 'didn't know what they were doing' when voting for Brexit

[Nick]

I wonder if there is a report anywhere that says we didn't know what we were doing when we joined ?  Not that they asked anyone of course

Nor did Major when he locked us in. 

[Streetwalker]

I wonder if there is a report anywhere that says we didn't know what we were doing when we joined ?  Not that they asked anyone of course 

[papasmurf]

Is there any sign of this report 

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0033_EN.html

The withdrawing Member State
16.  Believes, nevertheless, that the withdrawal process was characterised, on the part of the UK, by protracted uncertainty from the outset, until the end of the negotiations, which was reflected among others in the gap of time between the referendum and withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU; believes that this uncertainty impacted citizens and economic operators, in particular those on the island of Ireland; considers that raising the spectre of a no-deal withdrawal endangered the prospects of an orderly withdrawal;
17.  Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant; believes that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, which resulted in a lack of preparation for the procedure; believes that British citizens had scant knowledge about the European Union and were not adequately informed about the far-reaching consequences of the decision to leave the Union;
18.  Is of the view that the provisions of Article 50 TEU on the notification and extension of the period under Article 50(3) TEU have been handled in a sufficiently flexible manner to respond to the political vacillations and inconsistencies of successive UK governments, while preserving the integrity of the withdrawal process and upholding the legal order of the Union;
19.  Recalls that the decision to withdraw is the sovereign right of a Member State and that the Union is obliged to acknowledge the intention of that state; highlights that Article 50 TEU does not specify and therefore places no constraints on the form of the notification of the intention to withdraw; believes in this context that when a Member State does not respect EU law and/or expresses its intention to refuse to apply the Treaties or recognise the jurisdiction of the CJEU and respect its judgments, this represents a clear rejection of the obligations linked to EU membership;
20.  Points out that withdrawal from the European Union is by nature a complex process and that the political choices of the withdrawing Member State regarding its future relations with the Union can add to such complexity;

[Streetwalker]

Anyone heard any more about whats happening in poland?

No, all the Poles that wanted to leave the EU just came here to save the hassle 

[Thomas]

EU to withhold funds from Poland over unpaid fine

EU will cut Poland's funds by €15m to recover money Warsaw has refused to pay after ECJ ruling on coal mine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/08/eu-to-withhold-funds-from-poland-over-unpaid-fine-coal-mine

Anyone heard any more about whats happening in poland?

[GerryT]

A Brussels-backed report on the Article 50 process saw MEPs suggest the Remain campaign could have won the vote that saw the UK leave the Brussels bloc.
It continued with a not-so-subtle swipe at the "often misled" British voter, adding Leave would not have won the historic campaign had the risks of withdrawing from the EU been made clear.
The report says: "British citizens had scant knowledge about the European Union and were not adequately informed about the far-reaching consequences of the decision to leave the union.
"Citizens were never given a clear picture of the relationship their country would have with the EU once it left, and were often misled about the implications of the withdrawal, especially as regards Northern Ireland."

But it has been widely dismissed in the UK for its "lecturing" tone and ridiculed on social media.

Lord Moylan tweeted: "How many of these MEPs are troubled by the fact that they are now undemocratically making laws for a foreign territory that has no say in them, in plain contradiction of the spirit of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights?"

https://www.gbnews.uk/news/eu-report-claims-brits-didnt-know-what-they-were-doing-when-voting-for-brexit/228308

Is there any sign of this report or should we file this with the rest of the crap written in the UK about the EU.

[Streetwalker]

Maybe another example of the waste that goes on in Brussels . Why are they wasting their time putting together a report and voting on it with regard the UK who are no longer members ?  

Still , who cares ?

[Thomas]

A Brussels-backed report on the Article 50 process saw MEPs suggest the Remain campaign could have won the vote that saw the UK leave the Brussels bloc.
It continued with a not-so-subtle swipe at the "often misled" British voter, adding Leave would not have won the historic campaign had the risks of withdrawing from the EU been made clear.
The report says: "British citizens had scant knowledge about the European Union and were not adequately informed about the far-reaching consequences of the decision to leave the union.
"Citizens were never given a clear picture of the relationship their country would have with the EU once it left, and were often misled about the implications of the withdrawal, especially as regards Northern Ireland."

But it has been widely dismissed in the UK for its "lecturing" tone and ridiculed on social media.

Lord Moylan tweeted: "How many of these MEPs are troubled by the fact that they are now undemocratically making laws for a foreign territory that has no say in them, in plain contradiction of the spirit of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights?"

https://www.gbnews.uk/news/eu-report-claims-brits-didnt-know-what-they-were-doing-when-voting-for-brexit/228308