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2005-03-25 Europe

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Posted by Bulldog 2005-03-25 3:55:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Payback can be tough, especially verbal payback from someone who has to address a very vocal parliament every week. Tends to bring out the "George Bush straight talk" -- or as the French call it, "rampant Anglo-Saxon liberalism".

Posted by Tom 2005-03-25 9:19:27 AM|| 2005-03-25 9:19:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Passa da' popcorn. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-25 12:38:44 PM|| 2005-03-25 12:38:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 And yet, the so called "service directive" is deeply flawed. It says that any person or company providing services in any of the 25 member states is only subject to the regulations of his own country.

That's absurd. You work in a country, you make money in a country, you follow the rules and regulations of that country.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-03-25 12:46:59 PM|| 2005-03-25 12:46:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Nobody hates massive regulation more than I, but I have to agree with TGA here. Wal-Mart has to follow California laws in California, and New Jersey laws in New Jersey. It doesn't get to demand that Arkansas laws apply.

Posted by Jackal 2005-03-25 1:23:03 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-03-25 1:23:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Jackal, indeed, and the US is actually one country.

To give an (exaggerated) example to state the absurdity of that law. Imagine that one EU country wouldn't regulate that hard hats have to be worn in mines (because they have no mines), a company could offer services in another country and ignore safety regulations there.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-03-25 1:53:54 PM|| 2005-03-25 1:53:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 And who thought this up and why? How does an idea that is so fundamentally flawed pass through the system? Is it because the EU intends to regulate the services?

Posted by Tom 2005-03-25 2:00:26 PM|| 2005-03-25 2:00:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I think it's because the EU bureaucrats are planning for the day when there are no individual countries with their own regulations, just one superstate with one set of rules.

Posted by Steve 2005-03-25 2:11:13 PM|| 2005-03-25 2:11:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The reasoning behind this, is that many rules and regs pertaining to trades and professions are just restrictive practices maintained by a monopoly. Introducing cross border competition free from the local regulations will introduce competition and bring down costs. The UK is upset about this becuase it has a large and very competitive services sector and would be the big winner.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-25 2:42:11 PM|| 2005-03-25 2:42:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 And yet, the so called "service directive" is deeply flawed.

True, but it is at least a step in the right direction for what is supposed to be, or at least has always claimed to be, a free trade zone. The directive is little, late, but better than nothing.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-03-25 2:58:30 PM|| 2005-03-25 2:58:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 ..just one superstate with one set of rules.

Just call everything Euro. Birthplace: Europe. Nationality: Euro. Monetary unit: Euro. Unit of Measure: Euro. Etc., etc.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-25 3:44:35 PM|| 2005-03-25 3:44:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Louis 13?

Posted by mojo 2005-03-25 4:13:53 PM|| 2005-03-25 4:13:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Michael Jackson

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-25 4:15:10 PM|| 2005-03-25 4:15:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 It's a way to live off the disipline of the Bundesbankers with only the Germans paying the price. There! I said it! And I'm glad!

Posted by Shipman 2005-03-25 5:28:49 PM|| 2005-03-25 5:28:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Shipman, the Euro was economic warfare the French waged against Germany. And they won.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-03-25 6:05:41 PM|| 2005-03-25 6:05:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Der Alte, My impression is the Germans economic disaster was self inflicted with the terms of reunification. The Euro was icing on the cake. No?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-25 6:21:04 PM|| 2005-03-25 6:21:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Pretty much so. Not to forget Gerhard.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-03-25 7:47:38 PM|| 2005-03-25 7:47:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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