Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by zingmars on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @05:49AM
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You didn't really address his points though. He named multiple countries in which Eurosceptics are on the rise, and that is going to become a problem in time for EU. Hell, even here in Latvia anti-EU sentiments are (albeit slowly) becoming more widespread. I don't think there will be a fall anytime soon, but we certainly have interesting times ahead of us.
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by mpweiher on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @08:37AM
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After Brexit, pro-EU sentiment across the EU has risen sharply.
Go figure.
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by sparkling on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @05:22AM
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Thank you for your concern: i have a passport and i have visited every EU member state with the exception of Romania and Sweden.
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by wastedhours on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @07:01AM
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On a more positive note that the rest of the thread: having been to both, I'd highly recommend them, and if you want any recs, let me know!
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by philliphaydon on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @06:22AM
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So you like your free travel and ability to work anywhere in the EU??? But beyond that what does the EU offer other than a lot of regulations that seem to be hurting a lot of smaller countries?
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by eastendguy on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @07:20AM
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"...beyond that"... that is funny. The "ability to work anywhere in the EU" is a huge win for all countries involved, and it alone would be worth having the EU.
And what kind of "regulations that seem to be hurting a lot of smaller countries" do you mean? I can't think of any.
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by philliphaydon on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @09:50PM
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Biggest one right now is probably migrant program. France, Sweden, Germany, all suffering as a result. The problems with Trade Agreements, or lack of.
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by foobarian on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @08:09AM
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Well... not a win for the countries the high-skilled labor is escaping from in droves.
Re:Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
by LarryL on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @08:54AM
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> what does the EU offer other than a lot of regulations
The fact that there have no longer been wars between the participants?
After thousands of years of endless strife, wars & massacres.
Ask people from my great-parents generation (who lived throught WW2) if this is not a HUGE benefit...
Please get a passport, visit Europe, and then have an informed opinion.
I can't speak personally for the eastern or southern states but here in central europe things are quite peachy.
The central/west/northern parts of Europe are the most stable in the world, I doubt that will change soon, regardless of what happens elsewhere.
Come on over and have a look! I invite you to coffee and cake, and a stroll in my garden
Greetings from Frankfurt