Boris and his trade deal negotiating skills

Not sure old Boris is up to this.

Quotes from an Italian representative after a meeting with Boris.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

Not sure old Boris is up to this.

Quotes from an Italian representative after a meeting with Boris.

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Boris has a point. I wouldn't fancy eating fish and chips that had been in the post for 3 days :biggrin:

And how do countries like America and China get their fish and chips sold in all parts of the EU?

It's no wonder Italy are the laughing stock of Europe :hehe:

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Originally Posted by ninianclark

The next EU finance crisis will be Italy soon according to Portillo and Neil

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The goal of the EU is to have a financial crisis in each member state so that the troika can pay them all a visit.

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

The goal of the EU is to have a financial crisis in each member state so that the troika can pay them all a visit.

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That really isn't the goal of the EU

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Originally Posted by ninianclark

Im beginning to think it is. Bail out the poor countries, lend them money they can never be able to pay back - and you have control over them forever.

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But they can afford pay back....It's tough love, knuckle down and get on with it, other countries have set a precendent for club med to follow, they'll ultimately be better off persueing a Nortern European work ethic

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Originally Posted by Rjk

That really isn't the goal of the EU

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Yanis Varoufakis disclosed this information, and he also had some interesting off the record details to share.

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

Yanis Varoufakis disclosed this information, and he also had some interesting off the record details to share.

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Greece is a cash only tax dodging economic clusterfuk that expects others bail them out while they fail to reform.... Yanis can shove his head up his arse.

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Originally Posted by Pilkers

Greece is a cash only tax dodging economic clusterfuk that expects others bail them out while they fail to reform.... Yanis can shove his head up his arse.

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and that is why the eu doesn't work and never will, to many diverse countries and ethics

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Originally Posted by Packerman

and that is why the eu doesn't work and never will, to many diverse countries and ethics

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The Welsh are as diverse from the English as the Greeks are from the Germans. So is the union is also a failure?

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Originally Posted by Pilkers

Greece is a cash only tax dodging economic clusterfuk that expects others bail them out while they fail to reform.... Yanis can shove his head up his arse.

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But that's not the reason why Greece wasn't bailed out, the troika had a job to do and an agenga to follow.

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Originally Posted by Pilkers

The Welsh are as diverse from the English as the Greeks are from the Germans. So is the union is also a failure?

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you really think that?

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Originally Posted by Packerman

you really think that?

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I do, we dont sustain ourselves, we rely on transfers even when the UK economy is doing well.

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

But that's not the reason why Greece wasn't bailed out, the troika had a job to do and an agenga to follow.

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There was no agenda, if Greece hates the eu then let them go. They arent that daft to leave thou are they, outwith the eu they'd be bust within 6 months.

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Originally Posted by Pilkers

There was no agenda, if Greece hates the eu then let them go. They arent that daft to leave thou are they, outwith the eu they'd be bust within 6 months.

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The German finance minister disagrees with you, so better you take it up with him directly :biggrin: