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> One would think that the EU would be in a better position to get better deals than a single country. One would think, but the EU has been trying and failing
by kristianc 8y ago
> One would think that the EU would be in a better position to get better deals than a single country.
One would think, but the EU has been trying and failing to secure any kind of a trade deal with the US, largely due to Europe's instinctive love of protectionism.
- hkt 8y agoprotectionism/standards. Remember, our cheese doesn't come out of a tube, usually.
- robin_reala 8y agoI was going to use Primula as a counter-example, but then I remembered it’s Norwegian.
- kristianc 8y agoIf I was French I'd be convinced that our finest Brillat-savarin would outcompete anything that came out of a tube. I don't think it's a lack of plastic cheese alternatives that has people buying French cheese.