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Re: A more nuanced solution to Brexit (4.00 / 3)
Jersey's privileged position of being part of the Single Market and yet not allowing freedom of movement of EU workers seems likely to be quoted by Leavers as a precedent the UK should seek to emulate.  But the EU makes lots of special arrangements for relatively insignificant small territories like Jersey or Lichtenstein which it would not necessarily be prepared to make for major economies like Switzerland or the UK.  

Indeed Jersey may well lose its privileged position as part of Brexit, especially with the EU's increased focus on eliminating tax havens. Gibraltar, too, may well lose its privileged status, unless the UK is prepared to do a deal with Spain.  It's ultimately a matter of power, and at the moment the UK is in a poor negotiating position.  

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Oct 27th, 2016 at 12:08:32 PM EST
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It is the first I ever read this claim of Jersey being in the single market. After a few minutes of web searches I was not able to corroborate it. What is your source on this?

As far as I am aware Jersey has a similar statute to Turkey.

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by Luis de Sousa (luis[dot]de[dot]sousa[at]protonmail[dot]ch) on Mon Oct 31st, 2016 at 01:51:52 PM EST
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Source given in diary above the blockquote

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Mon Oct 31st, 2016 at 04:50:28 PM EST
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That excerpt says exactly the same I wrote. Jersey is in the Customs Union (like Turkey) but is not abridged by an FTA for full integration in the common market.

Other sources:

The EU and the Channel Islands

Special member state territories and the European Union

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by Luis de Sousa (luis[dot]de[dot]sousa[at]protonmail[dot]ch) on Tue Nov 1st, 2016 at 08:06:49 AM EST
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Did I write anything different? As an aside, I have a friend working in the financial services industry in Luxembourg who thinks that Jersey's financial pass porting rights into the EU Single Market work just fine and will serve as a model for the UK when they leave the EU.  

I have difficulty in believing the EU will give the UK the same deal as Jersey.  Indeed, I suspect the EU may well use Brexit as an opportunity to end jersey's special deal given the current focus on eliminating tax havens.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Tue Nov 1st, 2016 at 04:47:09 PM EST
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