Re:We need to be wary of narratives of economic catastrophe
by pjc50 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @09:26AM
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> Denmark who also aren't fully members of the EU either
False since 1973. http://um.dk/en/foreign-policy/denmark-in-the-eu/
Re:We need to be wary of narratives of economic catastrophe
by hirundo on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @10:06AM
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It's complicated. See the Edinburgh Agreement of 1992:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Agreement_(1992)
Given that it's not unreasonable to see Denmark as an "active" but not "full" EU member.
Re:We need to be wary of narratives of economic catastrophe
by pjc50 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @12:24PM
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By those metrics the UK isn't a full member either, since we have derivations - and Denmark is in Schengen!
Re:We need to be wary of narratives of economic catastrophe
by ThomPete on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @12:28PM
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That's the point.
If we were full members we would have the EURO and no derivations.
The fact that the UK has kept their own currency is itself making it less of a headache to untangle from the EU.
I grew up in Denmark who also aren't fully members of the EU either. Every time we voted it was claimed to be the end of the world. It turned out to be just fine in fact mostly better than had we joined.
So I am pretty immune to these the sky is falling claims. The UK is an important country in the world, they will do just fine.