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Originally Posted by Mr K
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I don't understand, after they way they have been acting, why anyone would think that the EU is a great thing to be a part of.
The original idea of leaving the EU single market and CU and re-establishing a new relationship via a FTA should have been a simple thing to arrange.
Simple because all the rules, regulations and standards the EU require goods and services to meet, we already adhere to.
But the EU want to make sure that Brexit is not a success, they want to ensure we are shackled to their courts and institutions and most importantly they want to ensure that we still pay into their budgets. Which is why they are playing the political game they are.
For the record, I voted remain not because of any love of the EU but because, pragmatically, I knew that we would end up still shackled to the EU, I new we'd end up accepting their Rules and Regs and paying into their budget, but not being at the table as a member. So what was the point in leaving?
And it looks I have been proven right.
Personally, I would walk away. It would be an economic shock, we don't know how bad.. or good. But we would recover, and I bet an FTA would be sorted out very quickly when lots of European suppliers realised that their products just got a whole more expensive to one of their biggest markets, who could now go elsewhere for cheaper alternatives.
The EU are not strong. Trump just wacked on a load of high tariffs, threatened a trade war and what did they do? Well they tried to retaliate by putting tariffs on Harleys etc but then Trump just threatened putting tariffs on all EU cars and within a week or two Junkers was over there saying they'll scrap tariffs on a lots of goods.
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Following his White House talks, and after his news conference with Mr Trump, Mr Juncker claimed a "major concession" from the US president was a promise not to increase tariffs on cars and auto parts during negotiations.
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quote from Sky news.
You can say what you want about Trump, but he has a backbone and doesn't care who he upsets, but he got the result he wanted.
I would have thought we buy as many French, Spanish, Italian and especially German cars than the USA does.....................
I wish our leaders had any backbone