The open Market Nein danke - or how Germany ran roughshod over the EU.

[ibis]

No, it shows once again what a farce the EU free movement of goods/services and people is, the Germans still won't recognize the NAC as being part of the EU, while we struggle to accomodate all those East Europeans. We've been sold a sham but all you europhiles still won't admit it.

In fact, it shows how necessary the EU is. That the member-states, even the oldest, instinctively move towards protectionism when the going gets tough, is the reason the EU is required. How do you think we'd be doing in this present crisis if there was no Commission to strike down deals like Renault? How many countries would have their markets open to us? How many countries would put up with Irish-based MNCs routing their profits through Ireland?

Without the EU, the European markets would have slammed shut in our faces when this crisis started. The German deal is a test case, but even if the EU only prevented everyone except Germany from doing this kind of deal, that's still streets ahead of where we'd be without it.

Still, that's the real world. What do eurosceptics care?

[Ramon21]

Wow, it'll soon be over. Have you a time and date. Really would love to know. Then I can time my holidays for the end of the recession.
By the way have you any stock tips? You seem to know alot about economics.

Next year, and I only trade currencies: dollar/yen is a good pair.