Re:Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule
by pcwalton on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @11:15PM
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Both of which are members of the EU and have no plans to pull a Brexit anytime soon (indeed, populism in Europe sputtered quickly and now seems to be on the wane). As examples of the benefits of protectionism/isolationism, Sweden and Denmark are muddled.
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Re:Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule
by rayiner on Thursday June 22, 2017 @08:12AM
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Populism in Europe is just getting started. The far right party in the Netherlands gained 8 seats in parliament (to 20) while the leading party lost 7 seats (to 33). It's already had the effect of pushing the mainstream parties to the right even in the face of recent election losses. Both Denmark and Sweden have enacted immigration restrictions in the last year. Perhaps the biggest change is that any chance of a Turkey joining the EU is dead. That seemed like a real possibility 5-8 years ago.
Re:Trump administration has plan to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule
by pcwalton on Thursday June 22, 2017 @01:38PM
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> Populism in Europe is just getting started.
I've never seen any observer come to that conclusion lately (other than those with transparent agendas). For an overall take considering all the data, not just one or two data points, consider Nate Silver's: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trump-is-making-...
> Perhaps the biggest change is that any chance of a Turkey joining the EU is dead. That seemed like a real possibility 5-8 years ago.
Erdogan's authoritarianism is a bit of a confounding factor here.