I'd say mixed:
On the one hand, her position is similar to May's election fiasco - weakness will lead to further uncertainty in Germany and across the EU.
On the other, Merkel needs to appeal to the electorate and appease German business so she may be open to thinking the unthinkable and trying to find innovative solutions to Brexit.
Hard to say, but i reckon aren't going to get any change of position during any new election and polling suggests they'll come back with roughly the same results as last time. I expect they'll just leave the parameters as they are while they deal with their internal mess.
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[Edited by Quin. on 20-11-2017 13:16 PM]
We ARE going to lose our passporting rights for banks:
British banks will lose "passporting rights" to do business in the European Union after Brexit, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said.
Speaking in Brussels on Monday Michel Barnier said that "Brexit means Brexit, everywhere" and that there could be no opt-ins to parts of the single market for certain industries.
“On financial services, UK voices suggest that Brexit does not mean Brexit. Brexit means Brexit, everywhere,” Mr Barnier said in a major speech to a think-tank.
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According to physics, nothing ever quite touches. When you lay your hand on something, there is a microscopic amount of space between the atoms of your hand and whatever you're touching... so no, officer, technically I'm not jacking off right now
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Quin. wrote on 20-11-2017 12:01 PM
We ARE going to lose our passporting rights for banks:
British banks will lose "passporting rights" to do business in the European Union after Brexit, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said.
Speaking in Brussels on Monday Michel Barnier said that "Brexit means Brexit, everywhere" and that there could be no opt-ins to parts of the single market for certain industries.
“On financial services, UK voices suggest that Brexit does not mean Brexit. Brexit means Brexit, everywhere,” Mr Barnier said in a major speech to a think-tank.
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20-11-2017 10:22 AM
I saw that and forgot to post - what a lovely farce!
