Thread: UK & EU Agree Post-Brexit Trade Deal
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Old 27-02-2020, 19:51   #2502
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Re: [Updated] The UK’s future relationship with the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
I see that positions are hardening.

UK is saying that fishing rights are not part of the trade negotiations. The EU is adamant on the opposite.

UK is saying we will be sovereign and not subject to any EU rules. The EU is adamant that their rules/standards will be the reference point.

We talk about our "European friends"; they talk about our "British friends". Isn't it time that this patronising language changed - especially from our side?
Should we just call them bar stewards, then?

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
I see that positions are hardening.

UK is saying that fishing rights are not part of the trade negotiations. The EU is adamant on the opposite.

UK is saying we will be sovereign and not subject to any EU rules. The EU is adamant that their rules/standards will be the reference point.

We talk about our "European friends"; they talk about our "British friends". Isn't it time that this patronising language changed - especially from our side?
Once we leave the EU, all the fish in our territorial waters will be ours. Why is this so difficult for the EU to understand?

We are leaving, but it seems the EU cannot understand the concept of separation.
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