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The gov has infuriated northern European allies by (as they see it) abandoning hardline stance on export of unemployment benefits - key demand of David Cameron renegotiation (remember that?)
theguardian.com/world/2019/mar…
The gov has infuriated northern European allies by (as they see it) abandoning hardline stance on export of unemployment benefits - key demand of David Cameron renegotiation (remember that?)
theguardian.com/world/2019/mar…
The British ambassador is expected to vote in favour of an update to the EU’s social security regulation that would allow EU job seekers to export unemployment benefit for six months, compared with three months now.
Vote happening very soon.
Vote happening very soon.
Northern European countries are stunned and very disappointed:
“You could have been the ringleader of our like-minded group and that’s what makes it so awkward that you are in the company of Italy and Spain and people who love free money.”
“You could have been the ringleader of our like-minded group and that’s what makes it so awkward that you are in the company of Italy and Spain and people who love free money.”
British gov sees good policy reasons for their support. But traditional allies unconvinced.
They say the UK will have to accept these rules under a Norway-style Brexit. "We are only at stage one of this whole [Brexit] process."
They say the UK will have to accept these rules under a Norway-style Brexit. "We are only at stage one of this whole [Brexit] process."
