05-02-2020, 11:27 AM
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Another Great UK Moment in History
... as we take our front seat at the WTO againhttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/12...ite-lizz-truss
05-02-2020, 01:50 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Bread
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... as we take our front seat at the WTO againhttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/12...ite-lizz-truss
As with brexit, it took you long enough. The separation of the UK from the EU representation was formally requested on 24 july 2018. Perhaps it took so long because the usa, canada and australia were against the initial conditions of separation?
05-02-2020, 02:54 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Solasch
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How come, again? At the inception of wto in 1995 the UK was a member of the EU and as such represented in the wto. Besides being one of the 164 members.As with brexit, it took you long enough. The separation of the UK from the EU representation was formally requested on 24 july 2018. Perhaps it took so long because the usa, canada and australia were against the initial conditions of separation?
The UK is a founding member of GATT which precedes the WTO.
The EU negotiated as a WTO member on behalf of the UK since we were a member state. Now we have left the EU we negotiate ourselves on our own behalf.
Something you can't do.
05-02-2020, 04:08 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Bread
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The UK is a founding member of GATT which precedes the WTO.The EU negotiated as a WTO member on behalf of the UK since we were a member state. Now we have left the EU we negotiate ourselves on our own behalf.
Something you can't do.
Not being a EU member you must, as a minor player, negotiate for yourself.
Something we don't need to do.
05-02-2020, 04:58 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Solasch
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Get your facts right. Gatt was the provisional agreement. Wto as an organisation started in 1995.Not being a EU member you must, as a minor player, negotiate for yourself.
Something we don't need to do.
How are we a minor player ? The EU has the same number of seats as everyone else in the WTO, including us.
You don't even sit at the front, to the back you go, watching your unelected EU diktat making a pigs ear of everything.
05-02-2020, 08:39 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Bread
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GATT was a "General" agreement How are we a minor player ? The EU has the same number of seats as everyone else in the WTO, including us.
You don't even sit at the front, to the back you go, watching your unelected EU diktat making a pigs ear of everything.
We can lean back in our chairs, letting the EU work for ca 500 mln citizens. The UK tries to do the same for 60 mln. China does for 1500 mln. So yes, you are a minor player.
05-02-2020, 08:44 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Solasch
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Wto as an organisation was instituted in 1995. There was no predecessing organisation.We can lean back in our chairs, letting the EU work for ca 500 mln citizens. The UK tries to do the same for 60 mln. China does for 1500 mln. So yes, you are a minor player.
How many seats do all your 27 countries have in the WTO to share ?
You can't say your a major player when you only have 1/27 of a seat
.... and no choice, you must accept what Germany tells you to have
05-02-2020, 09:05 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
Originally Posted by Bread
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How many seats do all your 27 countries have in the WTO to share ?You can't say your a major player when you only have 1/27 of a seat
.... and no choice, you must accept what Germany tells you to have
UK has one seat too, doesn't it?
05-02-2020, 09:08 PM
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Re: Another Great UK Moment in History
This form of consensus building takes place outside of formal meetings, in the so-called 'back rooms'. This informal consultation is considered necessary inherent to the WTO and "takes the upper hand when time is running out or important decisions are made".
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