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Originally Posted by thommy
there is no way back for britain.
and WHY should the EU not deal with the brits after the brexit.
they will deal with them as a union. for sure britain will not have the same importance as china and russia (if there will be a normal trade one day) but nobody is interessted to let them go into bancrupcy - no smart businessman would do that and let his customer die.
and that will be the main difference between the EU and britain. britain is not owner of the company any more but welcome as a customer.
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Exactly. Why should the EU not trade with the UK? Cutting off access or sticking tariffs on EU goods makes no economic sense. The EU wants trade deals with other countries.
Currently, the EFTA States have 27 free trade agreements (covering 38 countries) with the following partners:
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
Central American States (Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama)
Chile
Colombia
Egypt
Georgia
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Hong Kong, China
Israel
Jordan
Korea, Republic of
Lebanon
Macedonia
Mexico
Montenegro
Morocco
Palestinian Authority
Peru
Philippines
Serbia
Singapore
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Combined they don't make up what they are threatening to throw away by blocking the UK. So the UK gets the trade and loses the ever tightening stranglehold of the EU bureaucrats. Plus the costs of being in a money burning club.