European Politics
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France is interesting - they just had a huge merger but also their EVs could do well (better than VW who hyped so much and delivered/priced not so well). Plus there is the France-Japan connection, a lot may depend on their new EV platform and their batteries.
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I think the key point is how the EU is going to react if, as seems likely, the likes of VW start to struggle in the electric car market. The reaction from the Chinese when von der Leyen suggested anti-dumping duties on Chinese cars was pretty clear - try to block Chinese imports and you'll pretty much lose one of your biggest export markets.
As an aside, it isn't just VW's e-cars. Local VW/Skoda dealer tells me warrantee claims have risen sharply in the last 2-3 years on their standard fare and the supply chain is stuffed with up to 10 weeks back-order on some basics like wheels
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oh oh! i know this one!
ahem
Fuck off we're full!
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@Tim said in European Politics:
https://www.ft.com/content/edbf30f3-7ae0-44ac-95f4-405a69249a59
Can’t read it but who is saying it?
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@mariner4life said in European Politics:
oh oh! i know this one!
ahem
Fuck off we're full!
What's Ireland's version of the Shire? Oh, that's right, they don't have beaches any sane person wants to swim at. So I guess there goes that craic.
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Geert Wilders struggling to form a government in NL - this is not too surprising given the position.
We've been having fun at work with the Dutch at work. Whenever there are 3 of them together, pointing out that one of them, statistically, must have voted for him. So far, it's 100% denial across the board.
Still think the impact of this election result hasn't truly sunk in, Europe wide.
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Still think the impact of this election result hasn't truly sunk in, Europe wide.
I don't think the impact of the disconnect between (for want of a better word) the lowest/poorest 40% of society and the people who run a country's institutions has sunk in in the entire West at all. It's still seen by them as as a temporary aberration rather than a serious issue