“Independent, sovereign nations sign alliances. That does not mean that the countries they ally with can influence the internal workings of another country.”
Absolutely, jourdain. Camouflaged by all the talk of the “Single Market”, the “Customs Union”, “Tariffs”, “Barriers” and all the other issues surrounding trade there is the little matter of sovereignty. And this goes to the heart of why many people voted to Leave. No country outside the EU would even consider succumbing to the conditions placed upon EU nations ostensibly so that they may trade feely. Can you imagine the USA signing a Treaty with Canada, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina plus a few Central American nations that allow barrier free trade between them?
“Oh, and by the way, you must agree to free movement of people between all the countries and, since the USA is well off, it will pay hefty subsidies to all the others. Oh and I forgot, you’ll have to ditch the Dollar, start using a single currency called the Americo which all those countries will share. It will have a Central Bank in Nicaragua and its exchange rate and interest rate will be determined by people over whom you have no control. And one more thing, any disputes over the rules of the bloc will be settled in a court in Bogota”. Yeah, right. Sound ridiculous, but that is what the situation in the EU is. I explained this to a Canadian couple whom I met on holiday last winter. They could not understand why there was such anti-EU sentiment in the UK. When I explained using my example I'm not sure they believed I was telling the truth.
Conditions imposed as part of EU membership long since ceased being anything to do with trade. They are simply designed to establish a single sovereign state known as the EU. Hopefully enough people elsewhere in Europe have tumbled the Euro maniacs’ plan and will bring it down before it really is too late.