Future of the European Union

**Pannonian** · 05-03-2018, 05:34

Originally Posted by Greyblades

I somehow doubt the desire to "squeeze the pips" of anyone who dares to leave is a one shared uniformly across the union, particularly not in the areas who still retain living memory of being in the previous intertantional group that was dangerous to leave.

See Malta's demand to make it clear that we'll be worse off outside than inside. And Malta has been traditionally pro-UK. See also our attitude to Poles, and the Polish government's disapproval of said attitude. That's another traditionally pro-UK country. Ironically, the accession of eastern Europe was the UK's price during Thatcher's negotiations in return for allowing the single currency to go ahead. And now the influx of eastern Europeans due to the single market (another British idea) is the principal reason why people voted Leave.

**Fragony** · 05-03-2018, 07:22

Originally Posted by Pannonian

See Malta's demand to make it clear that we'll be worse off outside than inside. And Malta has been traditionally pro-UK. See also our attitude to Poles, and the Polish government's disapproval of said attitude. That's another traditionally pro-UK country. Ironically, the accession of eastern Europe was the UK's price during Thatcher's negotiations in return for allowing the single currency to go ahead. And now the influx of eastern Europeans due to the single market (another British idea) is the principal reason why people voted Leave.

The Poles are not so pro-EU now that the EU is meddling with their democracy, eastern Europe has seen it all before

**Furunculus** · 05-03-2018, 07:54

relevant:

https://www.ft.com/content/f6634708-...4-13afc22d86d4

**edyzmedieval** · 05-04-2018, 00:38

Can't see the FT article - but the title is curious. Isolation of Macron?

**Pannonian** · 05-04-2018, 05:28

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

Can't see the FT article - but the title is curious. Isolation of Macron?

Scientists have isolated the Macron particle. It's a huge development in the realm of Quantum Theory.

**Furunculus** · 05-04-2018, 07:29

Originally Posted by Pannonian

Scientists have isolated the Macron particle. It's a huge development in the realm of Quantum Theory.

https://www.google.com/search?q=http...ient=firefox-b

no takers on my comment on the previous page?

**Fragony** · 05-04-2018, 08:38

Originally Posted by Furunculus

https://www.google.com/search?q=http...ient=firefox-b

no takers on my comment on the previous page?

It is behind a paywall. But everybody knows what Macron wants anyway, more money for Franceś agricultural sector (where it is hardly used for and who wants to take a bite out of polluted food anyway) and Germany and the Netherlands must pay it