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Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by Angostura on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:46PM (#13916617)
Is this something in your head, or do you have evidence that any of this is true?

Because it sounds like you're inventing it as you go along.

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Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by atmosx on Monday March 20, 2017 @03:16PM (#13916861)
Yanis Varoufakis has talked extensively about it[1]. But the real evidence is the total lack of transcripts of a procedure that should be publicly available since it concerns European citizens directly. Since you seem to be so happy with the current state of the EU, could you explain to me why there is no transcript of what my FinMin said and what XYZ FinMin replied? Maybe you can enlight us.

[1] https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2016/03/30/the-eurogroup-made...

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Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by Angostura on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:10AM (#13920563)
Because it's an informal group. The formal discussions decisions are taken in the Council of Ministers.
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Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by atmosx on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:56PM (#13924007)
You got this all wrong - the Council of Ministers has no power where it matters, on budget and policies, at all. It's just there to spoonfeed ppl who can't tell the difference between a symbol with nominal power (that's why you get Malta and Ireland to preside this group) vs a group with executive and decisional power (like the Eurogroup) who decides who's bank are going to be closed next (Ireland and Greece are pretty good examples).
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