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Old 12-01-18, 02:54 PM   #8679
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Originally Posted by Dirk Gently View Post
Which is relevant.. why?
Because Norway cannot leave, when it is not a fully-fledged member. I know you have your own difficulties with the swedish border.

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The whole point is that EU wants to make everything difficult for non members to force membership.
The EU's purpose regarding economy has been to ease trade among its members, because it is harder and more difficult outside of such an agreement. And this has primarily not much to do with the EU, but with international (read: non-EU) law and the World Trade Organization.

Why and how trade is harmed out of the EU can e.g. be read here:
Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now?
Click on "look inside", just the first page.



A more affectionate view on brexit and article 50 is here (mind you: swearing, strong words and so on).
Brexit article 50

More here:
Which EU law are you looking forward to losing?
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