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diego_moitatoday at 4:35 PM1 replyview on HN

I am pleasantly surprised.

I always thought of Brussels as the city where decisions go to die; that the EU discusses everything, poses for pictures and solves nothing. Then, in less than a month we have the trade deal EU-Mercosur and this one with India.

Maybe the Europeans can actually solve problems, after all.


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snowpidtoday at 4:39 PM

1.) These trade deals were discussed for 20 years. 2.) Politics always needs discussion of loosy "all people that matter" 3.) EU by definition has a broad definition of "everyone matters". That's why it is lame but that is why it is interesting for countries outside of the EU becoming a member.

4.) EU does get things done. Maybe you don't read the news (where do you live?)

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