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Google's engineering HQ is in Switzerland, which isn't in the EU and also recently had a referendum to suspend freedom of (EU) movement.
by sievebrain 10y ago
Google's engineering HQ is in Switzerland, which isn't in the EU and also recently had a referendum to suspend freedom of (EU) movement.
- Xylakant 10y agoA referendum that the government has yet to make a law since the EUs stance is that all bilateral contracts from the first round of negotiations hinge on the freedom of movement. After the EU statement things became all quiet on that front.
- Tomte 10y agoAnd a bit ironically, the EU declined to even negotiatiate with Switzerland, because any concessions would have helped the Brexit camp, and nobody wanted to risk a Brexit.
- dogma1138 10y agoGoogle Opened a new Engineering HQ at Kings Cross in London. Switzerland has an FMP agreement with the EU which is something that clearly the UK doesn't want hence the BrExit.
- sievebrain 10y agoHad. Please re-read my post. The 2-year deadline for implementing the referendum is nearly up.
- dogma1138 10y agoYeah and we don't know what happened, Google made a strong move into the UK over the past 2 years and this year it opened a huge complex with a new HQ. It could've been just because of that and them not expecting a yes vote on the BrExit. That said tech companies never had many issues recruiting workers under Tier 2 general visas it's just more expensive for them. But you can bet your arse on the fact that none of the multinational corporations is happy now. I'm still thinking about Amazon they are registered in Luxembourg over 40% of the items I order ship overnight from the mainland (France/Germany) a lot of things will have to change.