Brexit Update
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:39 pm
Just had the meeting with the British High Commission this afternoon, in Paphos. He gave a speech about the current state of affairs, and took questions.
Summary of Current State of Affairs:
1. It is expected that a deal will be reached. Neither side want no deal.
2. Contingency plans are being made in the event of no deal, but that is just good planning. It does not mean that no deal is expected. See point 1.
3. If you live in Cyprus, get your MEU1 sorted out, at the very least. Plus, you should have a Cypriot driving license. This wasn't part of the Brexit discussion but it got mentioned so I thought I would mention it here.
4. There will be more public meetings, in late November, in Paphos and Peyia.
In addition to the above, the BHC took away various questions, relating to holiday homes, business start-ups and pensions. He will provide answers at a future date.
Most of us then went on to the Palia Ilekriki for some nibbles and a speech.
It was nice to meet some other faces. I had a nice chat with Neil from Paphos People, and caught up with Wendy from Caritas, who was thrilled with what Paphos Life has been able to do for them this year. I also bumped into some nice people who may well be organising what turns out to be Paphos Life's charity of 2019. More on that in the coming months though.
I promised Wendy that I would post the full gallery of Lloyd's photos very soon, so I will be getting on with that now.
The general feeling I got from the meeting was that Brexit negotiations are progressing a lot more positively than the media is portraying. There won't be another referendum, so we may as well accept what is going to happen and make the best of it.
Summary of Current State of Affairs:
1. It is expected that a deal will be reached. Neither side want no deal.
2. Contingency plans are being made in the event of no deal, but that is just good planning. It does not mean that no deal is expected. See point 1.
3. If you live in Cyprus, get your MEU1 sorted out, at the very least. Plus, you should have a Cypriot driving license. This wasn't part of the Brexit discussion but it got mentioned so I thought I would mention it here.
4. There will be more public meetings, in late November, in Paphos and Peyia.
In addition to the above, the BHC took away various questions, relating to holiday homes, business start-ups and pensions. He will provide answers at a future date.
Most of us then went on to the Palia Ilekriki for some nibbles and a speech.
It was nice to meet some other faces. I had a nice chat with Neil from Paphos People, and caught up with Wendy from Caritas, who was thrilled with what Paphos Life has been able to do for them this year. I also bumped into some nice people who may well be organising what turns out to be Paphos Life's charity of 2019. More on that in the coming months though.
I promised Wendy that I would post the full gallery of Lloyd's photos very soon, so I will be getting on with that now.
The general feeling I got from the meeting was that Brexit negotiations are progressing a lot more positively than the media is portraying. There won't be another referendum, so we may as well accept what is going to happen and make the best of it.
