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1/ Let's do this one by one.
EU: You have a free trade deal. It is the most advanced and liberalizing in human history.
The EU offered to negotiate a new one, but wanted to get your exit from this one done first.
You agreed, then decided your own proposal was an EU trap.
EU: You have a free trade deal. It is the most advanced and liberalizing in human history.
The EU offered to negotiate a new one, but wanted to get your exit from this one done first.
You agreed, then decided your own proposal was an EU trap.
2/ US: The US has offered to launch negotiations with you, they haven't 'offered a deal'.
There are strong differences to be reconciled in areas like SPS, digital, agricultural market access and services before a deal is viable, not to mention a dubious Pelosi House.
There are strong differences to be reconciled in areas like SPS, digital, agricultural market access and services before a deal is viable, not to mention a dubious Pelosi House.
3/ China: I'm assuming when you say China 'offered a deal' you refer to this statement by Wang Yi?
Do I need to explain why an offer to "open discussion toward a possible FTA" isn't the same thing as a deal?
Do I need to explain why an offer to "open discussion toward a possible FTA" isn't the same thing as a deal?
4/ Brazil: I don't know if you follow the news at all mate, but you have already negotiated a free trade agreement with Brazil.
The EU just finished it. It's called EU-Mercosur and they seem pretty excited about it.
The EU just finished it. It's called EU-Mercosur and they seem pretty excited about it.
5/ 'Straya: Australia is certainly an option, but they're going to want to do their EU negotiation first.
You know, the one you'd be a party to if you weren't leaving.
You know, the one you'd be a party to if you weren't leaving.
6/ So yes Brosef, vague political offers from two notoriously prickly and sharp elbowed superpowers and the chance to at best replicate FTA's you'd have anyway is DEFINITELY a good argument for bailing on unprecedented access to the markets of your nearest and richest neighbors.
