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sc-darkness
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EU agencies relocation EU27 ministers selected the new seats for the two EU agencies currently based in the UK which need to be relocated in the context of Brexit. Amsterdam (the Netherlands) was selected as the new location for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Paris (France) for the European Banking Authority (EBA). http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/gac-art50/2017/11/20/ | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22359 Posts
On November 21 2017 04:44 RvB wrote: So there's a law that says animals feel pain and they scrapped it? What's wrong with that? I don't think there needs to be a law that says animals feel pain just as there doesn't have to be a law that says humans feel pain. It seems like a symbolic law more than anything. What's necessary are laws to prevent animal abuse. If they actually scrapped those I'd be worried. Because scrapping (or not replacing the loss of EU laws) Animal abuse laws is the next step? Abusing animals is wrong because they feel pain. But now you no longer recognize they feel pain. So why is abuse wrong? | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6274 Posts
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sc-darkness
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MyTHicaL
France1070 Posts
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Zaros
United Kingdom3692 Posts
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MyTHicaL
France1070 Posts
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sc-darkness
856 Posts
 Edit: I understand why some people are interested in this new royal wedding because they get an extra day off, but what about those people who celebrate? Do they have no life? Why spent your free time celebrating someone's engagement when they will probably never say hi to you? I refer to this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42138938 Then again, I'm not British so it could be just me. I do know some of Labour are republicans though. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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MyTHicaL
France1070 Posts
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sc-darkness
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
It's exactly like a New Year. It's a semi random date which is a national holiday so most people have the day off. It's on the TV, so people are aware it's happening and there is a generally agreed time when it occurs. Everyone can celebrate it, seeing as the celebration actually involves nothing in particular. You can go to the pub or stay at home. There might even be a street party. I don't give a flying fuck about the royal family, but I don't see why you think it's particularily odd that some people will go out and drink and have a grand time. It's not like it is exhibiting unusual behaviour compared with any number of national holidays, or indeed any different from say a weekend. I don't go to the thread of David Bowies death or Mohamed Ali's death or Alan Rickman's death and ask if they have no life, mourning the death of people who will don't even know you exist. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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KelsierSC
United Kingdom10443 Posts
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KwarK
United States43985 Posts
On November 28 2017 10:52 Plansix wrote: I don't see a problem with celebrating a royal wedding. It is fun to have events that people can just enjoy and celebrate their country. And its not like tax revenue goes into funding the wedding. Taxpayers normally front the security bill, which honestly turns out to be most of the bill. But I think that's fair. It's not Harry's fault that a bunch of terrorists would see it as an achievement if they bombed him. That's some shit that we forced on him, the least we can do is pay some guys to check if there's a bomb at his wedding. I'm wholly neutral about the monarchy as an institution. If some people want to have a party, good for them, I hope they have fun. If other people want to go to work and get time and a half, also fine by me. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On November 29 2017 03:17 KwarK wrote: Taxpayers normally front the security bill, which honestly turns out to be most of the bill. But I think that's fair. It's not Harry's fault that a bunch of terrorists would see it as an achievement if they bombed him. That's some shit that we forced on him, the least we can do is pay some guys to check if there's a bomb at his wedding. I'm wholly neutral about the monarchy as an institution. If some people want to have a party, good for them, I hope they have fun. If other people want to go to work and get time and a half, also fine by me. Even as an American I’m pretty neutral on the whole thing as well. I sort of admire the balance the UK has reached with monarchy as national symbols with little true political power, but holding influence of national discourse. They seem to inhabit a mostly positive place in your national discourse, either being a source of gossipy entertainment or national character. And in some cases, like the most recent royal weddings, small amounts of social change. They have also come across as wealthy public servants that occupy a unique role in British culture. But again, I’m American and everything looks better when you only hear about the fun stuff like weddings and royal babies. | ||
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Laurens
Belgium4557 Posts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/28/exclusive-britain-eu-agree-brexit-divorce-bill/ | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18291 Posts
On November 29 2017 17:02 Laurens wrote: Brexit bill reportedly fixed at somewhere between 45 and 55 billion euros. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/28/exclusive-britain-eu-agree-brexit-divorce-bill/ https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/935585570755104768 There's something to say about not being cutthroat if you want to maintain relations. Not that I know whether the EU negotiators are being cutthroat out the Brits completely unorganized and unrealistic. I suspect a bit of the former and a lot of the latter. | ||
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Laurens
Belgium4557 Posts
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