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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/poland-and-hungary-could-threaten-the-eu-more-than-brexit-does-1.3211827 Open defiance And in Hungary and Poland the problem is not just about damage to the rule of law but also about open defiance of legally binding decisions by the European Council or the European Court of Justice. Part of the problem in getting compliance with EU ...
The difference is Trump only has limited time in power unlike the EU and it's cronies.
The EU Commission recently rejected Italy's 2019 budget for breaking EU fiscal rules, the Italian government had to do a climbdown and submit a new budget. A couple of weeks later Macron produced the French budget which similarly breaks the rules, yet is allowed to get away with it. The EU continually states it is a rules based organisation, except when those rules are inconvenient for favoured ...
"It only takes one person to stand up to a bully". So the UK will stand up to that bully who is presently in the White House?
It only takes one person to stand up to a bully and then the others will have the courage to stand together and demand their rights are respected or they will leave. You can only persecute people for so long before they fight back and this is what is happening in the EU already, ask the Greeks, Italians, Polish and Hungarians who are worst affected both legally and fiscally. We will join other ...
In his column in the latest edition of the Dawlish Gazette, Mel Stride, the MP for Central Devon, gives some advice re a no deal Brexit for those businesses who trade with the EU. This is what he says: In the event of a no deal Brexit and “ you are a business trading with the EU27 then you need to start taking action now. Register for an EORI number (this is for customs ...
Never heard of her. So I looked her up. Aussie shock jock stuff.
Thanks Leatash, excellent!
Given globalisation and the economic and political clout of vast international corporations and middle east regimes I would question the term 'independent' trading nation. 'ows yer hard Brexit food/medicine stockpile coming along?
So if the Germans are all so powerful what makes you and other like minded souls think that we will be immune to its power if we leave the EU? UK plc does not, and will not, exist in a geopolitical/economic vacuum.