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> if the EU comes back with a substantial offer of change including a significant compromise on free movement That's not going to happen - not because of the "
by Xylakant 10y ago
> if the EU comes back with a substantial offer of change including a significant compromise on free movement
That's not going to happen - not because of the "gooodbye" rhetoric, but rather because freedom of movement has been embodied as one of the core principles of the EU. Free movement of goods and people are inseparable. This is even laid down in the bilateral agreements with Switzerland and Norway. The Swiss just tested the waters with the latest referendum on curbing EU-immigration but they haven't followed through. The EU has drawn a line in the sand here and I seriously don't expect them to concede this point.
- Kristine1975 10y ago>Free movement of goods and people are inseparable. Only when talking about people as goods, i.e. as human resources. When talking about people as humans, the borders inside EU are closed real quick when there's a G8 summit et.al. and politicians want to keep protestors from other countries out.
- lucozade 10y agoI don't agree that free movement of goods and people are necessarily inseparable but I completely agree that this is the line in the sand that the EU won't cross under any circumstances. The flip side is that it's the main reason for the exit vote so I can't see how we could join EFTA, for example.