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Denzil_DC

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19. The EU Council's negotiating principles
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 11:28 PM
Mar 2017








Principle 22 is fun:



The media and politicians seem to be acting all surprised. Don't know why - they seemed to have their finger on the pulse of opinion within the Spanish government when it came to vetoes, and were keen for everybody to know about it.

It just turns out that it's not Scotland's accession to the EU the Spanish would veto, it's any Brexit deal that doesn't meet Spain's approval about arrangements for Gibraltar. As pointed out in this very DU group on a number of occasions.

There are a few other aspects that seem to also be causing surprise and a little consternation ("EU will ban UK from cutting tax or scrapping regulation as price of trade deal&quot .

Text version of the principles here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/31/full-eus-draft-guidelines-brexit-negotiations/
Their business. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #1
May's already sucked up to Trump when they met early on in his reign. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #2
As I wrote, I have no problems with Britain TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #3
And as I wrote, Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #5
Are you a citizen of Britain? TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #7
Yes, I am. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #8
I get the pun TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #11
This is the UK forum; I have always lived here LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #12
Most countries nowadays are in some sort of trading bloc LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #9
I'm a regular BBC listener. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #10
And most trading blocks don't want to build TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #13
Well, NATO leaders already "control my country's destiny". Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #14
Not "the Germans" TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #15
The way things are going, the country you visit will likely be a lot nastier and poorer. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #16
No axes to grind. Just an opinion TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #17
Wrong about Merkel T_i_B Mar 2017 #18
Lessons learned recently. yallerdawg Mar 2017 #4
Tusk's speech in reply: Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #6
The EU Council's negotiating principles Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #19
My best wishes to all you Brits during this extremely stressful time steve2470 Apr 2017 #20
Thanks for your support! LeftishBrit Apr 2017 #21
I voted remain Dworkin Apr 2017 #22
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