the clothes give some of them away.
4 Likes
Yes, but the UK didnât want that anymore. I donât think you can blame the EU, but that is my view. EU now is forced to protect its interests as a block, forced by the UK I might add.
Anyway, got to run.
Do take care, you and everyone else ! 
7 Likes
I blame Cambridge Analytica.
1 Like
Could you provide some source material? Is there some case or precedent for this statement that has opened up the door to target FOM laws? Given there are several amendments over the years to continually realign EEA and EU FOM, I would find it hard to believe any EEA country could unilaterally roll back one of the 4 pillars.
1 Like
Itâs not rolling back, itâs simply keeping it as it was. First the ECJ then the EU widened the interpretation of this one of the original (EEC) 4 pillars. Widened it for the EU, not the EEA.
The NON-EU EEA states are under no obligation to adopt that widened interpretation under the provisions of the EEA agreement and under the jurisdiction of the EFTA Court.
1 Like
Canada-UK trade continuity agreement probably wonât be implemented in time for the year end, which is going to annoy businesses. Liberal House Leader appears not to have realized the needed timeline, and has not used unanimous consent rules to fast track it. Tomorrow is the last sitting day of the year, not sure what the hell they were thinking the process would look like for a bill introduced yesterday.
Looks particularly stupid given the Ministerâs political staff were briefing the âbandwidthâ complaints about the UK that the negotiation staff were making behind closed doors.
3 Likes
I found this which may help. Section 4 particularly the sections on efta membership and the citizen rights directive.
2 Likes
Thanks for the link. But I think you need to factor in how the EFTA court interprets and rules on the Divergence of FOM in respect to the Citizens Rights Directive. Take Jabbi 2016, Campbell 2020 for instance. The court ruled that European Citizenship Directive 2004/38 could be interpreted as affording residence rights (whether economically active or inactive) which are the same as those afforded by Article 21 TFEU in the EU. Both of those rulings have been very controversial but help to demonstrate just how closely tied the EFTA courts and the CJEU are.
2 Likes
Itâs not a fear for me, itâs a reality. I see it every day and its enormously frustrating. That is predominantly not down to the EU but mostly our next door neighbors. That plus a good dose of us not helping ourselves.
itâs hugely frustrating and quite infuriating what you see at times.
2 Likes
3 Likes
7 Likes
Itâs looking increasingly likely that Bozo has failed to deliver the âeasiest trade deal in historyâ.
European leaders - including Franceâs Emmanuel Macron and Germanyâs Angela Merkel - have been told the EU is unlikely to get a trade deal with the UK by Sundayâs deadline.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the blocâs 27 leaders talks were âdifficultâ.
Time is running out to reach an agreement before the UK stops following EU trade rules on 31 December.
UK PM Boris Johnson says there is a âstrong possibilityâ of no deal.
Weeks of intensive talks between officials have failed to overcome obstacles in key areas, including competition rules and fishing rights.
Easing the Covid restrictions for Christmas starts to make sense. It could be the last one weâll enjoy for a decade or three. 
5 Likes
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams
1 Like
4 Likes
1 Like
Who said that mate âeasiest trade dealâ ?
1 Like
I didnât know who said it, but Google search is your friend. It was Liam Fox.
3 Likes
Liam Fox; Secretary of State for International Trade; 2016 - 2019
Coming to a free trade agreement with the EU should be âone of the easiest in human historyâ because our rules and laws are already the same, the international trade secretary has said.
Liam Fox is to set out his vision of the UKâs trading relationship with the rest of the world after Brexit.
âThe only reason we wouldnât come to a free and open agreement is because politics gets in the way of economics,â Dr Fox told the Today programme.
And there you have it, âpolitics gets in the way of economicsâ ergo, no deal.
6 Likes
Stop with the good news, would ya?!?!?
Ps. What happened to the minions?
3 Likes
I dont have it on this laptop, Iâll have to find it online or another suitable minion pic to replace it with.
3 Likes