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Originally Posted by Hugh
The provisional Agreement that took 7 years to negotiate, and has not yet been ratified by all the EU Member States?
The one that integrates the EU's and Canada's commitments to apply international rules on workers' rights, environmental protection and climate action (and these obligations are binding)?
The one that does little for the trade in services and in particular almost nothing for the trade in financial services?
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As we have discussed on many occasions, we are already working to EU standards, so negotiations are far less complicated and should be finalised one way or another before the end of the year.
What is your point about adherence to 'international rules on workers' rights, environmental protection and climate action? Are you implying that the government is not already party to those rules?
The Canada-style deal we are looking for relates to trade in goods. Negotiations on financial services are not included in that and are being negotiated in parallel.
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Originally Posted by jfman
Just believe, Hugh.
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Cynic.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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If we need foreign workers to support the NHS and caring services, the points based system will reflect that.
As I understand it, the government wants to give hope to people in our country who would like to do this work but are being denied it by foreign workers who are driving down wages.
I cannot see why some people want to carry on with this unfair system.
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Originally Posted by jfman
You can't post "let's not go over old ground" then make a series of exactly the same old tiresome arguments.
The key consideration lost is the absence of alternative products to a German car and the fact the average buyer probably wouldn't be put off by duties or taxes. Indeed the slump on the value of the pound would have pushed up the price of a German car yet it didn't cause the Eurozone to devalue the the Euro.
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The fact that the EU is making demands that the government have rejected is current, not old ground.
If you believe that sales of German cars will not be affected by tariffs, believe on. If that is the case, it works both ways, so what are we worrying about? Trade will continue, and we have the advantage of paying less tariffs to the EU than they are paying to us.
Where's the problem?