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Three voices of desperation amid Brexit
Mon, 28 December 2020
They transport goods from Europe to Britain, export British produce to the EU, or recruit scientists and researchers . . . AFP has spoken to three people whose lives will be directly affected when Britain leaves the EU’s single market and customs union on December 31.
Dimitar Velinov, lorry driver
A truck driver with many years of experience under his belt, Bulgarian Dimitar Velinov, 74, says he is expecting long queues at the UK border from January 1.
Trucker, fisherman, scientist… the voices of Brexit Published on Share
They transport goods from Europe to Britain, export British produce to the EU, or recruit scientists and researchers… AFP has spoken to six people whose lives will be directly affected when Britain leaves the EU’s single market and customs union on December 31.
– Dimitar Velinov, lorry driver –
A truck driver with many years of experience under his belt, Bulgarian Dimitar Velinov, 74, says he is expecting long queues at the UK border from January 1.
“To me, Brexit means logistical chaos, which will hinder our work,” he explains in the garage of his employer Eurospeed, based in the outskirts of Sofia which employs more than 300 drivers.
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Britain left the EU on January 31, 2020, but ties between the bloc and its former member remained unchanged during a so-called transition period while both sides tried to work out a new trading relationship.
With that standstill period coming to an end on December 31, the realities of Brexit will arguably become tangible for both Britons and their counterparts on mainland Europe for the first time.
AFP has spoken to six people whose lives will be directly affected by Britain’s departure from the EU, the single market and the customs union.
London: They transport goods from Europe to Britain, export British produce to the EU, or recruit scientists and researchers. AFP has spoken to six people whose lives will be directly affected when.