• HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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    16 days ago

    EU had many levels of association since a long time. Trade, Currency, Freedom of Movement were the main features you could agree to or not. And UK, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, and the candidate countries used that for good measure.

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      16 days ago

      Freedom of movement comes in package with trade. That part annoyed the Brits.

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        15 days ago

        It didn’t when it meant freedom of movement for them. They wanted all the benefits of the EU only for themselves.