Dutch Prime Minister @markrutte has promised @number10gov the plans for the latest Fokker, when the Dutch will take over building the wings for Airbus at Schiphol East near Amsterdam. Rütte: “I always felt sorry for the Brits after they shot them selves in the foot with #brexit “
The aviation deal @markrutte just signed with @theresa_may will allow Great Britain to continue supplying modern airliners to its ex-colonies now renamed #commonwealth
We feel the ‘all British F50 will be perfect for our CANZUK customers said international tease Secretary @liamfox
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I know both sides have their ‘Red Lines’ in #Brexit negotiations,
but ‘no cherry picking’ is a lot clearer than
“I want my cake and I want it delivered ‘Just in Time’ by Unicorns with no hold-ups at the border and it should have zero tariff and we don’t expect to pay a thing”
Barnier: The four freedoms are ‘indivisible’
But but but.... We’re the fifth largest economy and we buy all these cars!
German Car makers: The integrity of the Single Market is more important
But but but .....
Oh well please be flexible and ambitious like we are and make me an offer
Thread (not for the fainthearted Brexiteers)
I'll let you in on a little secret my Brexiteer friends. Although my English is better than most Leave voters, (I know when to use their, they're and there), I am Dutch and studied Economics at the University of Rotterdam. Have an MBA.
2/ Exports represent about 83% of the Dutch Economy and this number, incredibly while in the EU, is still rising.
The comparable percentage for UK exports is 33% of GDP and going down these last few years. It peaked around 2013 in fact.
Us Dutch know which side of our bread is buttered. This is why we keep our EU customers happy. You heard of Parma Ham? Actually bred and fattened in Holland, only smoked in Italy after a short ride in a Dutch truck. Dolmio spaghetti sauce? Made in Holland. Marmite? Say no more!
As a Dutchman having lived, worked and raised a family in UK,
the feeling that best describes my #brexit emotions is:
Come on UK, I love you and respect you, but also be aware,
there’s nothing special about you as a country that means you deserve ‘special treatment’ from EU.
In the past the U.K. has had the fortune of having had clever diplomats that have secured some opt outs and special consideration. But make no mistake, when UK eventually joined the EU, we in the rest of Europe were mainly feeling sorry for you and yes we owed you a WWII favour
Since then you have done your usual thing of being the loudest in the room. You’re like the slightly embarrassing uncle at the wedding with a few good jokes. We’ve listened to you and laughed to be polite. We’ve given you the best seat at the table, but it’s never enough is it?