In 2004, the latest year for which comparable data is available, the UK was still the third-biggest trading nation in the world. Only the USA and Germany traded more worldwide than the UK. Japan was in fourth position. By Download Briefing Note: BN#46
The Single Market and Single Currency haven’t made any difference, says official French report. “Europe’s economy’s a failure, and it’s all the fault of the EU system of governance”. The solution ? “More Europe, naturellement”. By Download Briefing Note: BN#43
Full EU membership would cost Switzerland almost NINE TIMES as much as the current system of Bilateral Agreements. At last, a European government has published a proper cost-benefit analysis of EU membership. It comes as no surprise that the government in question is not the one that sits (and occasionally governs) in London. No, the government concerned [...]
Export performance of the EU’s “Big Three” Economies 2000-2004 Germany Impressive, UK Dismal, France Even Worse In real terms (after stripping out inflation) German exports increased in value between 2000 and 2004, while British and French exports shrank. All three countries lost world market share over this period. By Download Briefing Note: BN#41
Le modèle européen, imité nulle part ailleurs dans les pays développés, inadapté aux conditions du 21e siècle, impose à l’économie européenne des surcoûts importants. By Download Briefing Note: BN#40
