Tango

Sweden doesn’t qualify for the euro either. That’s the loophole. They’re failing the qualification criteria on purpose, because (they argue) joining ERM II is optional.

Hungary joined in 2004 and is using the same loophole. I’ve seen or heard nothing to suggest that the loophole has ever been done away with.

Those are some very impressive reforms, yes. Doesn’t sound like Magyar is gonna try to be Orbán 2.0, like some were worried about.

Technically speaking, Point 1 isn’t guaranteed to be demanded by the EU. Most of the EU agrees that the UK rejoining would be a huge benefit to the EU. Whether that means the EU would agree to waive the monetary union requirement is not a settled question.

Furthermore, even if Brussels DID demand that the UK agree to take the Euro like all new joining members, there are loopholes that allow a member state to agree to that but then never finish the process. Sweden for example.

The EU might be better off without Germany? Are you serious?

If the law targets Israel specifically then it might qualify as a sanction and require unanimity. However, if the law only specifies “territories which have been declared to be illegally occupied by the UN”, then a law which bans trade with such territories would be more of a general trade policy and be covered by qualified majority.

Are you saying that the increase from 80cm to 90cm is definitely the result of EU safety regulations? If I google the date on which the regulation you mention came into force, are you certain that I’m gonna find that EU bonnet sizes before that date were typically 80cm, and bonnet sizes after that date were typically 90cm? Bonnet size has definitely only increased as a result of EU regulation, and not as a result of EU regulation and increasing engine size?

I only ask because you didn’t cite any sources so I don’t wanna go to the trouble of doing all this research only to be told that I misunderstood you and that you meant something else.

That should put the cat among the pigeons.

The “transactions will be untraceable” thing seems to be new?

Do the buses not have GPS trackers so that an app on your phone can tell you exactly how long the wait for the next one is?