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

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neom · 1789557380 · focus · HN ↗
No idea what this actually means, if it means easier trade, I'm all for anything that reduces our dependency on the yanks, as long as we don't need to be involved in their regulatory or legal regimes. The Americans are no longer our friends, Salut, mes amis Européens. :)
1. petcat · 1789557935 · focus · HN ↗
  Hopefully Canada can just get the economic benefits and not end up having to be subject to the insane stuff like Chat Control
  1. krzyk · 1789559296 · focus · HN ↗
    There are way more benefits to being in EU than disadvantages.
    Longhanks · 1789559813 · focus · HN ↗
    Just a few days ago, Iceland disagreed.
    krzyk · 1789560194 · focus · HN ↗
    And that is the beauty of it, no one is forced.
    Benefits are more visible from the inside, and if you don't like it you can brexit.
    Unfortunately no one can be forced out also.
    ifwinterco · 1789560067 · focus · HN ↗
    This is only part of the question though, the other question is is it actually good for the EU to continue growing and becoming more heterogenous indefinitely, which to me isn't at all clear.
    You could make a good case that the EU is still trying to deal with issues from the 2004 expansion for example. Doesn't mean it was a bad idea, but it's not cost free

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