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So, question from afar: with a UK no longer in the EU, what's to stop Greece (or anywhere else) from renegotiating EU-like deals with them? I realize it's a bi
by ethbro 10y ago
So, question from afar: with a UK no longer in the EU, what's to stop Greece (or anywhere else) from renegotiating EU-like deals with them?
I realize it's a bit more work, but is there any EU authority that could block member states from doing this?
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- emn13 10y agoI'm by no means an expert, but from my limited understanding there isn't so much an EU "authority" that prevents this, but rather a large group of rules that each country agreed to. In particular, the agreement that protects greece from protectionism is really just an agreement by the member countries to set things like tariffs exclusively by mutual agreement. In other words: it's all or nothing (within the vagaries all kinds of legalese); so no; greece cannot go it alone without exiting the union.
- return0 10y agoI am no expert, but the EU regulations exist to harmonize the internal market. Since UK was part of the EU, there is probably very little they can change in deals with individual EU countries.