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

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  1. neom · · 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. dmos62 · · focus · HN ↗
      > as long as we don't need to be involved in their regulatory or legal regimes

      EU has such a bad name in these circles. As a EU citizen, I cherish these same regimes.

      1. jorvi · · focus · HN ↗
        Yup. Oh no, my meat isn't pumped full of hormones and vacuums aren't allowed to be hearing-damagingly loud. The horror..

        Also re: OP, yes if you want to sell stuff in the EU, you will need to adhere to the same rules as EU companies.

        1. ocd · · focus · HN ↗
          I have such fatigue from listening to the rhetoric and whining from US farmers when enough of their goods are dangerous for consumers and illegal in Canada and the EU.

          It's all bad faith from the US trying to run over any market they don't control so they can weaponize control over food supply of another nation later.

          1. SyneRyder · · focus · HN ↗
            I don't mind countries setting their own rules for the food they want to consume, and for sure the EU can be overly bureaucratic.

            On the other hand, the US is the only country I've been to where I have purchased milk in a completely sealed plastic container, and it was rancid when I opened it. Upstate New York is proud of their local and organic produce, but they are selling rancid milk in stores like that's a normal thing. That was a shock as a visiting Australian.

            1. next_xibalba · · focus · HN ↗
              > purchased milk in a completely sealed plastic container, and it was rancid when I opened it

              I've lived in the U.S. for 40 years in 8 different states and twice as many cities. Never once have I experienced this.

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