• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 months ago

      Only if the UK wanted to fully rejoin the EU. Countries can join the European Economic Area without joining the EU, like Norway and Iceland did for example - the downside being they are bound by rules they don’t have a right to vote on, even if in practice the EU always consults them.

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        11 months ago

        They EFTA countries already stated they don’t want the UK in there because it is too large and would basically ruin any influence the smaller nations have.

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        11 months ago

        Wasn’t that how the Brits felt about the situation from the start? That they had no say in their own laws. Seems perfect for them.

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      11 months ago

      I’d go for that and Schengen just to make future fuckery even more difficult.