LordChaverly Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 How do some of these other EU states get away with stuff like that when we constantly have rulings against our government on the grounds of human rights? I don't pretend to know how/why these discrepincies occur, but I think if we did something like that and went against EU conventions, we'd be singled out by the rest of the EU states and get hammered for it. Perhaps the UK give too much credence to these EU laws whilst the other EU states don't give a fig. The answer is that France has always had a proprietorial attitude towards the EU and has always been prepared to ignore the idea of European unity, and even agreed EU policies, when it suits it. The same has been true of Germany, albeit to a lesser extent. Classic examples of this are the fate of the rules within the Stability and Growth Pact and also the rules governing worker migration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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