Re: Good read
@codejunky - I think you are confusing what was fundamentally a good idea, namely: use group buying power, and what the Commission actually delivered...
I think we can be sure, Germany and the others who suggested that the EU (Commission) should negotiate on the behave of the EU27 have learnt, a potentially hard, lesson about delegation of responsibility, that won't get repeated in a hurry, most probably not until there have been some substantial reforms in Brussels. A concern (given where the UK is now), that hasn't been raised, because many Brexiteers were/are so sure the EU will fail sometime in the next few years, is what happens if Brussels gets it act together and a more united and powerful EU emerges...
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