What Germany wants...

[Eirikur]

No it's what we always knew. The industrial powers within the EU will only take so much political crap before they take the policy makers behind closed doors and spank their arses and make their demands known.

If you do some research into Helmut Khol, he went on record to state that one of the key drivers for the integration was the German Car market was concerned it was loosing market share to Fiat. They are not about to make all their cars more expensive to the largest external market.

So it's back to Germany bashing again

[bobspud]

So it's back to Germany bashing again

Why is pointing out that industry will not accept what the unelected EU council wants, bashing Germany? I think they are spot on. The EU is there to promote trade not gurgle great swathes of cash down a plug hole and act like the school bully...

What the EU wants and its member states are diverged and this is proving it...

[Hobosapien]

The EU negotiation demanding more money for the UK 'divorce settlement' before they'll consider moving talks on to trade is so they can use that money to subsidise Germany car manufacturers post brexit.

[bobspud]

The EU negotiation demanding more money for the UK 'divorce settlement' before they'll consider moving talks on to trade is so they can use that money to subsidise Germany car manufacturers post brexit.

Don't be bloody silly... The only thing the EU subsidises is itself. When they are talking about bar bills they are not far from the truth...