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EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'

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softwaredoug · 1789557035 · focus · HN ↗
I’m not sure this is a good thing for Canada.
The EU feels like an incomplete experiment. Not strong enough to actually be a single market. But still able to create additional annoying regulations on top of nation level ones.
The EU needs to be truly Federal to succeed economically. That might create uniform regulations with more uniform regulations and actually make Europe competitive.
1. lnxg33k1 · 1789557188 · focus · HN ↗
  I am not sure, if I see the example of US as federation, it might work well for corporations only, but people have nothing, uniformity doesn't work because not all populations have the same needs/expectations
  1. softwaredoug · 1789557398 · focus · HN ↗
    Maybe, but it’s way too difficult to do business in the EU.
    Not because I think regulations are bad. But regulations need to be well designed with clears lines on what the Federal / State are allowed to do.
    _ink_ · 1789557849 · focus · HN ↗
    > but it’s way too difficult to do business in the EU.
    They are working in it: <a href="https://www.eu-inc.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.eu-inc.org/
    I have no clue whether that will be a success, but at least they have recognised that problem as well.

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