Brexit is a wake-up call for a rapprochement with the peoples of Europe

Brexit is already acting as a stimulus for the EU to rethink its priorities for the future. It especially poses both challenges and opportunities for Social Europe, writes Konstantinos Alexandris Polomarkakis (University of Lincoln). The UK’s exit represents a window of opportunity, considering the strong opposition by the UK to anything social at EU level in the past. But it also serves as a wake-up call for a rapprochement with the – somewhat neglected and consequently disenchanted – peoples of Europe.