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kleinbl00  ·  3078 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Brexit looks likely.

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/OverseasTradeStatistics/Pages/OTS.aspx

5 billion pounds of imports from Germany alone, just last month. World's 5th largest economy. It's not as simple as you want it to be.

The "next problem" could be any one of a dozen things, and it's absolutely the "tipping point" for the EU in nearly everyone's mind... but Europe has to trade with itself and with others and whether you call that the EU or CheeseEaters Inc. is going to be a lengthy and expensive process that Europe is now required to go through.