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Brexit Leads to Psychosis?
This week, Romanian news agency Agerpres writes about mental health – specifically, how it can be affected due to Brexit. According to a British medical professional, the first-ever case of psychosis linked to Brexit has been recently registered. A forty-year old patient reported alleged hallucinations and a deterioration of mental health after the 2016 Brexit referendum results. According to Agerpres, the patient reported being increasingly worried about racist incidents and declared he was ashamed of being British. The patient’s wife admitted that her husband started spending more time on social media, could no longer sleep, and believed he was being spied on and that reports over the radio were directed towards him. The man was eventually diagnosed with something akin to schizophrenia, the first case to be directly associated to the effects of Brexit.
The article in Romanian: Marea Britanie: Primul caz înregistrat de psihoză declanşată de Brexit
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Last Ditch Effort (For Now)
This past Wednesday saw Boris Johnson present a new proposition to the EU about the Irish backstop, writes Le Monde. The new proposal outlines measures to avoid border control between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, via the creation of a regulatory zone. It seems there would still be remnants of EU regulations and UK regulations, and that it would be up to Northern Ireland to renew them once the period of transition was up. Johnson declared that this would be his final offer to Brussels, and that there was very little time left for negotiations. Le Monde writes that Johnson is still adamant about the UK leaving without a deal if the proposal is rejected. European Commission president Juncker has a few reservations about the proposal, but is still open to negotiations as he reiterated that the EU wants a deal and will participate in talks day and night if needed.
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EU must remain united
Yesterday German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in Berlin, writes The Local Germany. In a joint press conference, the two European leaders spoke about Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit proposals, which offers a compromise on the border between the UK and Ireland. The Local reports that Angela Merkel was careful not to offer her opinion on the Brexit proposals, but stressed instead on the importance of the unity of the remaining 27 EU member states. Merkel admitted that she and prime minister Rutte still hoped for an “orderly Brexit”, despite the current challenges. She also stated that EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had the full support of the remaining member states in further negotiation talks with the UK.
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Swedish Residence Permits
On Thursday morning, Swedish Justice Minister Morgan Johansson announced a proposal that Sweden would hand out residence permits to British nationals in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the SVT news agency. As the October 31 deadline looms closer and there is still no clear solution to the Brexit problem, there is a significant risk of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Within this context, the Swedish government therefore proposed new regulations that would make it easier to gain five-year permanent residence permits for the circa 25,000 British nationals living in Sweden who already have a permanent right to residence. If the government memorandum gets approved, the proposals will come into effect on January 1st of next year.
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