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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by chimprich on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:03PM (#18847929)
> Name one important issue where the EU has reached a satisfactory agreement and results.

Whenever someone asks for one single thing, they don't mean it. I predict anything I name will either not be important enough or you will not consider anything less than complete unanimity across the continent to be satisfactory.

But fine, I'll play. Abolition of mobile roaming charges across the EU.

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by kazen44 on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:46PM (#18848527)
to name a few others:

standardization of pallet sizes

classification of fruits and vegetables in classes so they can be more easily traded between member states.]

standardization of higher education between member states, so education is actually compatible between member states.

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by lazyjones on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:53AM (#18856391)
> standardization of pallet sizes

The pallets were standardized in a process that began in 1961, initiated by the UIC. It had nothing to do with the EU, except that its big bureaucratic machine introduced some more regulations.

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by lazyjones on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:45PM (#18848511)
> But fine, I'll play. Abolition of mobile roaming charges across the EU.

So, ignoring your attempt at preventing the obvious answer with your introductory rhetoric, you honestly believe that roaming charges were a significant issue for the EU? Why didn't you mention banning curved cucumbers instead?

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by TomNem on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:07PM (#18849433)
The ban on curved cucumbers is a myth spread by the British tabloids. They did not ban curved cucumbers, they simply provided rules for classification of fruits and vegetables so that buyers know what they are purchasing. See: https://blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/straight-cucumbers/
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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by dependenttypes on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:35PM (#18849737)
> you honestly believe that roaming charges were a significant issue for the EU For me and the other citizens of the EU who happen to live in another EU country, yes, it was a significant improvement.
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