09/02/2016

Wales in Europe


A message from Plaid Cymru supporting a vote for the UK to remain in the European Union

Wales benefits from being part of the EU, economically, socially and culturally.

The EU helped to establish peace and keeps the peace in Europe: a role that should never be underestimated and which we value.

Nearly 200,000 jobs in Wales are linked to our access to the Single Market and its half a billion people. Thousands of students and young people benefit from EU programmes enabling them to
study and work in other countries and learn new languages.

These are just some of the advantages to Wales.
And thanks to the EU we have laws on equality, on the environment, on workers' and consumers' rights, on farming and food quality, to tackle climate change and much more.

The United Kingdom already opts out of the Schengen travel area, which is why we still have passport control at the UK's external borders. And of course we never joined the single currency.

There is a lot we would like to change about the EU, but we can only do that from within. There's no point shouting from the sidelines. We choose instead to work with our sister parties in the
European Free Alliance and progressive colleagues across the EU. That is how we will get a more open, democratic and effective Europe within which Wales will play its full part.

3 comments:

  1. I'm for Brexit. At some point Wales will have to stop relying on Westminster/England, and Europe for continual handouts. It is why Scots want to stay in, they want to rely on European money. Time for Wales to stand up for itself. Cameron won't get the demands met he wants from Europe, Merkel has already said 'Britain lives in a dream world, they will collapse without us.. they will have to do as they are told.." Well, I think that sums up why many of us want the hell out. Plaid is clutching straws, it hasn't even welsh support for its view. I confess to being amused reading "Europe was open and democratic' ! with 27 to 1 against us, where is the democracy, our future isn't a song contest,but that is the way Europe plays it.

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  2. Shocking lack of facts provided pre brexit election. I dont think our Government really know what the impact will or wont be. I cant see beyond it costin the UK £51m a day to be part of the EU. 18.5bn a year.

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