Comments by "SaBa" (@saba1030) on "What's behind the vegetable shortages in the UK | DW News" video.

NO. Brexit was fulfilled exactly 3 years ago, but the transition period was until one year ago, where the borders/customs regulations were as open as before Brexit. These shortages are existing exactly for one year now, when the transition period ended. Brexit means Brexit.
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 @Lee-T1000 Because those people know that since Brexit the UK can't do pushbacks towards Continental EU anymore ...
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Aldi and Lidl are German companies and have their own logistics infrastructure ...
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@Anonymous Illuminatus Thanks for your compliment Sir, my pleasure 😉 Yes, of course it's difficult to keep 27 independent and souvereign nations going along with each other, but you shouldn't forget, those EU rules are made and agreed by exactly those 27 member states and have to be confirmed with one voice! The EU isn't perfect, but it's been worked on permanently to get more advanced by doing progress, which isn't going easy, but mostly solutions get found and implemented. Lots of compromises and patience is needed for those procedures . The EU27 works like that: it's based on a "framework" working like an "huge umbrella", the EU27 have imposed minimum standards (the umbrella) to protect its people/citizens in every possible way like "human rights, labourship, environment, free speech/press, independent justice etc". But also protecting its citizens to not get sh** quality of goods/food, or when technical progress is available getting the best/most energy saving goods, etc. Like this huge "upset issue" in the UK/GB (only) before the referendum: lots of Brits were getting upset, that they have to get rid of their old, energy eating vacuum cleaner, which wasn't correct. The EU27 (UK included) had decided, that from year x on technical equipment with low energy consumption should be available on the market only, but of course every EU citizen could use the existing equipment up to its gone/used. And of course, because of technical progress the modern electrical equipment is much more efficient with using less energy. But that info came mostly never across the channel and was used for anti EU oppinion 🤔. About the EU27s "framework/umbrella": of course EVERY EU member state could act as wanted within or above that "framework standards", but never "below" those EU27 standards. When those ten new EU member states joined (Poland, Slowenia, etc), the EU27 had implemented a law, which allowed all "old" EU member states to "open it's social systems/working market etc with delay" up to 7/10 (not sure about 7 or 10 years) years later so their markets (work, health-, social system etc) don't get "flooded". All EU member states used that law, apart from : Britain, and of course they all came. Afterwords big complains were done, including the British politicians. So much misinformation about the EU was done by politicians as well as the British media, always and only as a "benefit" of British politicians. You were asking about the EU becoming a "super state". No, but there were thoghts about a "fiscal union", but that would mean, that all 27 member states have the same tax system, and national households have to be interconnected etc, I don't see that coming because of national issues from each EUs member states. The idea of a European army is a different issue, that would be "sortet" like Nato works: each member state has its own army, but also provides military equipment/troops to "the club". Lots of text that was, I'm sorry for that 🤔 😉. I hope, I could answer your questions ?! Have a nice day !
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The EU27 doesn't "punish" any country as it is a pragmatic, rule based organisation which is acting on behalf of its members (within and abroad) only. Therefor it goes like that: members first, in case there should be food shortages due to bad wether. Same goes for Morocco: first it takes care of its own people, then serves the largest customer/EU27, the left overs go to other countries, may be to the UK ... That simple it is ...
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Oh dear, is the Inflation still raising?
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Well you could blame your Gvt for that as well ...
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@AnonIllumi Yes, but what I meant was, Aldi and Lidl have their own trucks and drivers, that makes the difference. And of course their distribution centers in Continental EU ...
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@AnonIllumi Good morning 😉 Well, first of all: the EU didn't change any rules but the UK/GB left the EU/SM, therefor it's a third country and has to follow the "third country rules" like every other third country. The "third country rules" are there since decades, when Britain was still EU member, it was part (like all EU members) of developing/making the "third country rules. The British Gvt should have known about that issue and that there are no exceptions from those rules. About the "media hype": reality can hit reality sometimes ... Hopefully it might get better for all of you over there, but it might take a while ... All the best to you with greetings to the UK/GB from the EU27 😉
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@AnonIllumi 😉 Nigel Farrage and his buddies/MEPs were behaving like the "bad boys from the last bench at school" in the EUs Parliament. While their collegues/MEPs were doing the proper work, Farage and his buddies were "trampling with their feet while waving a mini Union Jack". When they left the EUs Parliament on their last day (after Brexit) ALL MEPs were clapping their hands and jubeeling loud and trampling with their feet. It was shown on TV over here in the EU. About food or other issues like energy etc, difference is, most of these issues can be sortet within the EU27 member states, as the EU27 stand for: all for one, one for all, together we're strong! Until now it works pretty fine. Have a nice day 😉
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@AnonIllumi Neither Poland nor Hungary are fulfilling the Copenhagen Criteria anymore since changing various national laws by stripping down the rights of free speech/press, human rights/ women rights, independent justice etc. Therefor both countries don't receive most of their EU subsidies anymore until they go along with the Copenhagen Criteria again. The EU declared Hungary to be a "none fully democracy" anymore. If a country wants to be a "club/EU member" it has to follow the rules/Copenhagen Criteria. No country is forced to join the EU, if it doesn't like it, it's always welcome to leave. Greetings from the EU27
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@AnonIllumi I answered to your former post to me "that I don't know anythink about the UK and Brexsh£t". My answer to that was, "English family ... living in England ..." Happy Brexit 😉 Forgot to say: weirdly no one over here on the EUropean Continent is talking about "wether problems", but you know the difference after Brexit? Members first, as simple as that, when/if there would be food shortages in the EU27, all food would stay in the EU27 and would be shared within the EU27 members. Same goes for Morocco, first "feed" your own people, then serve your largest customer/the EU. Brexit means Brexit...
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