On 13-3-2017 14:21, Stephen wrote:
> On 3/13/2017 12:38 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> Interesting speech by Nicola Surgeon. I am curious to see what
>> manoeuvring room she will have in the coming months and what the UK will
>> accept or not.
>>
>
> I'm interested in hearing how Mrs May responds.

 From Sturgeon's speech, it has not been very promising until now.

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>
>> In the end, Scotland can always join our Banana Republic of course. :-)
>>
>
> I invoke Godwin's law.

Indeed! Indeed! And the exchange had not even really started.

>
> What happened to the movement from a few years ago, for Flanders (I'll
> use the English term, not wanting to start any flame wars) to join the
> Netherlands?
>

It drifted away without a trace with the realisation that too much 
separates us culturally speaking. It would never work. What does work 
however is the cooperation successively known as Benelux and European Union.

-- 
Thomas

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