TODAY - July 25


NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: JULY 25

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is 1 hour and 7 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 16 hours and 28 minutes – from 05.07 to 21.35.

See more – also in English – about where you are on:  www.dagenslaengde.dk

TODAY’s NAME:

This day is called JAKOBUS' DAY. The name goes back to the apostle Jakob the Elder, of which the father was Zenedeus from Genezareth. He was  the first martyy apostle during the reign of king Herodes.

The day’s name is the same in Belgium:  SAINT JACQUES.   He died in Jerusalem in year 44.

TODAY’s EVENT:

306: Constantine the Great is nominated as Roman emperor.


TODAY’s QUESTION:

Brexit - what is that ?


The word Brexit has been made from the two English words Britain and Exit.  It is the term for the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union after 47 years' membership. The decision was made by an advisory referendum on June 23, 2016. Almost 52 % of the voters wanted to leave, which a bit more than 48 % wanted the UK to stay. The turnout at the referendum was 72 %.

An interesting aspect of the referendum was that a clear majority of voters in places like London, Scotland and Northern Ireland wanted to stay. Another interesting aspect was that the campaign before the referendum was dominated by lies and false promises, which soon after the referendum became clear could not be fulfilled. And a third interesting angle was that a clear majority of young people wanted to stay in the EU. But only a small part of them actually voted.

The negotiations between the EU and UK about a trade agreement seem to end without a result ( July 2020 ).  My personal belief is that the government under Boris Johnson has aimed at that result since the very beginning. 

If that happens all trade between the UK and EU  ( about half of UK’s trade ) will after January 1, 2021 take place according to WTO rules ( the World Trade Organisation ). This is much less advantageous than being a member of EU or of having a trade agreement. Among other things it means that each time the UK agrees lower tariffs or other decisions to promote trade they automatically have to give the same advantages to all member countries of WTO – which are 164 countries around the world.


QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Breathing - what can you say about that?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be


TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

     Dad was a big child I had, when I was young.

                This is said by the French poet Alexandre Dumas .

2.  Today’s quote:

     History does not repeat itself. Historians do.

     Who among today’s personalities has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

    1848:  Arthur Balfour  ( died 1930 )
    1894:  Gavrilo Princip  ( died 1918 )
    1967:  Matt Le Blanc

4.  Famous people died on this day:

                 1834:  Samuel Taylor Coleridge  (  61 years )
                 1980:  Vladimir Vysotski  (  42 years )
                 2003:  John Schlesinger  ( 77 years )


Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   + EUROPE AT WORK:  www.europe-at-work.be

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