UK considers joining new European nations club

UK considers joining new European nations club

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s1962a

Original Poster:

5,682 posts

168 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Now why does this all seem so familar? scratchchin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62967084

Lotobear

7,029 posts

134 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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..baby steps, no one will notice

Superflow

1,457 posts

138 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Haha Macron what a grifter!

If we can’t get our way through the EU we’ll create a new entity to get our hands on UK funds.

No.FRO.

Sheets Tabuer

19,562 posts

221 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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They should call it Union of European nations.

Wills2

23,972 posts

181 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Sounds like a great idea, we'd be stupid not to attend.


crankedup5

10,713 posts

41 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Superflow said:
Haha Macron what a grifter!

If we can’t get our way through the EU we’ll create a new entity to get our hands on UK funds.

No.FRO.
That back door should have been oiled before this floating this ‘new initiative’ :haha: Hands off the U.K. and our money.

KingNothing

3,205 posts

159 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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EU 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Jenny Tailor

1,727 posts

43 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Looks like......




"The new community, he told the parliament, would allow democratic nations to "find a new space" for political co-operation on security, energy, transport and the movement of people"



Edited by Jenny Tailor on Tuesday 20th September 15:01

Electro1980

8,520 posts

145 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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This looks more like trying to build support to the east rather than about the UK, and I’m not surprised when the options at the moment are “join the EU, meeting their requirements” or nothing.

Seems like a very sensible way forward against Russian interference in other countries.

Jenny Tailor

1,727 posts

43 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Electro1980 said:
This looks more like trying to build support to the east rather than about the UK, and I’m not surprised when the options at the moment are “join the EU, meeting their requirements” or nothing.

Seems like a very sensible way forward against Russian interference in other countries.
It looks very much like a "waiting room" for those countries who wish to join the EU.


How can the EU have political aims, and their members in another forum have differing aims?

Seems like EU by stealth.

Lotobear

7,029 posts

134 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Jenny Tailor said:
Electro1980 said:
This looks more like trying to build support to the east rather than about the UK, and I’m not surprised when the options at the moment are “join the EU, meeting their requirements” or nothing.

Seems like a very sensible way forward against Russian interference in other countries.
It looks very much like a "waiting room" for those countries who wish to join the EU.


How can the EU have political aims, and their members in another forum have differing aims?

Seems like EU by stealth.
Yep, it looks just like a duck to me as well.

s1962a

Original Poster:

5,682 posts

168 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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anonymous said:
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"All 100 members have agreed to give 0.1% of their GDP to tackling the refugee crisis, apart from the UK, who have chosen to abstain, the cheapskates"

Thats going to look good biggrin

soupdragon1

4,452 posts

103 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Sheets Tabuer said:
They should call it Union of European nations.
lol

Like the peoples front of Judea?

eccles

13,796 posts

228 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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soupdragon1 said:
Sheets Tabuer said:
They should call it Union of European nations.
lol

Like the peoples front of Judea?
Splitters!

voyds9

8,489 posts

289 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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s1962a said:
anonymous said:
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"All 100 members have agreed to give 0.1% of their GDP to tackling the refugee crisis, apart from the UK, who have chosen to abstain, the cheapskates"

Thats going to look good biggrin
Wonder how many will keep that commitment

faa77

1,728 posts

77 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Electro1980 said:
This looks more like trying to build support to the east rather than about the UK, and I’m not surprised when the options at the moment are “join the EU, meeting their requirements” or nothing.

Seems like a very sensible way forward against Russian interference in other countries.
Surprise surprise

Terminator X

16,015 posts

210 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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s1962a said:
Now why does this all seem so familar? scratchchin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62967084
It will be ok as the UK has no track record of joining some big club without asking permission from the voters.

TX.

Jeanboi

2,685 posts

225 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Maybe the Frenchies will like this little club better and jump ship!


Previous

1,493 posts

160 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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voyds9 said:
s1962a said:
anonymous said:
[redacted]
"All 100 members have agreed to give 0.1% of their GDP to tackling the refugee crisis, apart from the UK, who have chosen to abstain, the cheapskates"

Thats going to look good biggrin
Wonder how many will keep that commitment
Pretty much the problem with the EU in the first place, and it's a British cultural one: All the others nod at the appropriate times then ignore what doesn't suit and keep doing their own thing.

We seemed to bend over backwards to interpret and apply EU guidance and direction in the most disadvantageous manner possible, with a sprinkling of additional bureaucracy and self imposed legal wrangling.

Unfortunately I dont see that changing in the short term, whichever club we're in.