Posted on 06/27/2016 2:32:06 AM PDT by Eurotwit
German manufacturers last night demanded that Britain be allowed to continue trading with the EU without any barriers.
The car-making industry said punishing Britain makes no sense – and it called on the German chancellor to give the UK a favourable trade deal.
Eurosceptics have repeatedly argued it is not in the EU’s interests to bring in tariffs as the UK imports more from Europe than it exports, and any weakening of the British economy would also have a ripple effect on Europe. Matthias Wissmann, of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), said: ‘Even if many “experts” are competing to paint the worst possible scenario, now is the time for calmness.
‘Every possible measure must be undertaken to enable the continued free movement of goods and services between the UK and the other EU countries. Following British departure from the EU, it will be in nobody’s interest to make the international flow of goods more expensive by erecting customs barriers between Britain and the European continent.’
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Not if the tribute price by pound sterling remains the same.
True, too. They aren’t about to trade away their inheritance for a mess of porridge...
The Brits hopefully have come there.
Maybe we will too, here in the USA.
German manufacturers last night demanded that Britain be allowed to continue trading with the EU without any barriers.850K German cars sold to the UK, what I heard the other day. All the coverage has been backwards -- for example, the fact is, the EU needs the UK more than the UK needs the EU.
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