Merkel does not want UK to get easy Brexit; Trump wants to renegotiate NAFTA
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is sending a message that the United Kingdom’s withdraw from the European Union will not be so beneficial:
Merkel warns against British ‘illusions’ as Brexit negotiations begin
In an address to the Bundestag, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked tough ahead of Saturday’s EU-27 summit on Brexit. The UK, she said, would not be as well positioned as EU member states.
27 April 2017
The chancellor warned London not to expect a deal that would privilege the UK.”A third-party state cannot enjoy the same advantages or be better positioned than an EU member state,” Merkel said. “I have the feeling that some people in Britain maintain illusions in this regard. They’re wasting their time.”
That line drew applause from members of the Bundestag. Merkel reiterated that negotiators would have to resolve the details of Britain’s exit from the EU, including financial obligations that could extend beyond Britain’s departure, before any deals could be struck about a future English-EU relationship.
“These steps must happen in that order,” Merkel said. “Our goal is to get the best deal for Europe and its citizens.” … Merkel also expressed confidence that the EU and post-Brexit Britain shared interests in businesses being able to sell their products to the other and fighting against terrorism and organized crime.
At the same time, the EU showed a high degree of solidarity in the wake of the British referendum in June 2016, in which a slight majority of UK voters supported the Brexit, Merkel added. Specifically naming Ireland, she said that it was a sign of European strength that none of the individual EU-27 states had engaged in “preliminary negotiations” with London. http://www.dw.com/en/merkel-warns-against-british-illusions-as-brexit-negotiations-begin/a-38606210
So, Angela Merkel and much of Europe is more united after the Brexit vote, wants the UK to pay to leave the European Union, and later will discuss trade. That is not what the UK wants, but if the EU will not discuss future trade with the UK out of the EU, there is little that the UK can do about that.
Of course, it could try to negotiate with the USA and other nations, but EU representatives have already said that the UK is not allowed to do that. But without a mechanism to likely stop that, I suspect that UK representatives will look to negotiate various trade deals with whoever it thinks it can. Though it may refrain from signing new formal trade agreements until after it is out of the EU.
Donald Trump was one of very few non-UK major voices supporting Brexit. And he said that he would like to make a trade deal with the UK. So, this is likely to happen.
On the other hand, Donald Trump, who stated during his presidential campaign that he was going to eliminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), has instead apparently decided that a renegotiation of NAFTA is a better way to go–at least for now:
April 27, 2017
In one of the most striking reversals for President Trump to date, as reported earlier, just hours after the White House said the president is contemplating terminating NAFTA before his 100th day, sending the loonie and peso crashing, Trump reversed his position and as Bloomberg put it, made a “huge U-turn” in his NAFTA stance, allowing the trade agreement to continue after he spoke with the presidents of Mexico and Canada about ways to renegotiate the accord.
“Both conversations were pleasant and productive. President Trump agreed not to terminate Nafta at this time and the leaders agreed to proceed swiftly, according to their required internal procedures, to enable the renegotiation of the Nafta deal to the benefit of all three countries,” the White House said in a statement late Wednesday. Needless to say, currency traders were turmoiling, first watching Mexico’s peso and Canada’s dollar plunged then surge after the White House’s Wednesday night announcement. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-27/trump-explans-why-he-flipped-nafta-if-no-fair-deal-we-will-terminate-nafta
Today, Donald Trump sent out the following from his Twitter account:
I received calls from the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada asking to renegotiate NAFTA rather than terminate. I agreed..
…subject to the fact that if we do not reach a fair deal for all, we will then terminate NAFTA. Relationships are good-deal very possible!
Later in the day, Donald Trump made oral comments:
April 27, 2017
President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s still ready to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if he can’t renegotiate better terms for the U.S. but that he decided to hold off on a decision after appeals from the leaders of Canada and Mexico.
“I was going to terminate NAFTA as of two or three days from now,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. But he said he reconsidered after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both phoned him Wednesday asking him to renegotiate the deal instead. Those talks will start as soon as today, he said.
Trump also said a quick U.S. withdrawal “would be a pretty big shock to the system.” http://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/trump-warns-he-will-terminate-nafta-if-u-s-does-not-get-fair-trade-deal
April 27, 2017
“Now, if I’m unable to make a fair deal … for the United States, meaning a fair deal for our workers and our companies, I will terminate NAFTA. But we’re going to give renegotiation a good strong show,” Trump added.
Trump said the renegotiation “will start very soon. It’s actually starting today.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-nafta-idUSKBN17S2DG
Trade deals will affect the world.
I expect the UK, USA, and Canada will get closer in various aspects of trade. One or more of these nations may also get closer to Australia and New Zealand.
But Europe wants to dominate world trade and will be taking more deliberate steps to do this than the USA will. Increasing international trade is not as much of a focus for Donald Trump as it is for the Europeans.
Despite rhetoric from the USA, the Bible teaches that the power during the time of the Great Tribulation that will dominate will be essentially be a continental European, not Anglo-American, one.
Notice the following that the old Worldwide Church of God published decades ago:
A prophetic description
In Revelation 18, we are given a graphic description of Europe at its future economic peak. Remember this prophecy occurs after the United States, Canada and other Israelitish nations have been conquered and brought into subservience. Europe is still growing, burgeoning. Suddenly, the time comes for God’s intervention:
“After these things I saw another angel come down from heaven having great power… and He cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the Great [describing Europe religiously and politically as it evolves over the years] is fallen.”
In verse 3, some of the reasons are given for her demise: “For all nations [no exceptions] have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication [spiritually], and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies [goods, exports, manufactured commodities].”
Then, verse 9, notice again the heavy emphasis on economic power, “And the kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her and lived deliciously [lavishly] with her shall bewail her, when they see the smoke of her burning.”
In verse 11, Europe’s coming economic wealth and scope is described as John sees it, shortly before the final crisis (to occur at Christ’s coming) takes place.
“And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood and all manner vessels or ivory and all manner vessels of most precious wood…
“And cinnamon and odours and ointments and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and beasts and sheep and horses and chariots and slaves and souls [remember, this pictures a time after the fall of the United States and other Israelitish nations], and the fruits that thy soul lusted after. are departed from thee… for in one hour is so great riches [the future wealth of Europe] come to nought.
“And every shipmaster and all the company in ships [the import-export people, the leaders of world trade and commerce] and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city… Alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costliness” (Rev. 18:1-19).Momentous events in the final years of this age will create a revival of traditional, conservative religion, accompanied by strong leadership whose goal will be to, recreate past European subservience to one great “mother church.” It will be successful. The present economic union — though it does’ and will have some political overtones — will not be galvanized into full, complete and aggressive political union until religious revival of an apostate variety has reached a point of frenzy across Europe.It is clear that an economic giant is being described. The future United States of Europe is destined to become the major trading block on earth, and, in context, it is clear that those who refuse to become tributary to her economic and religious system will be reduced to poverty, unable to buy and sell. Thus, her present economic strength can be expected to continue. (Catherwood CA. Europe and Our Prophetic Message. Good News, October-November 1979)
Europe is working on becoming a more dominant trading power.
The Bible clearly shows that Europe will be a great military and economic power (Revelation 13, 17, & 18), have a “great army” (Daniel 11:25), will persecute God’s people (Daniel 7:25; 11:29-35; Revelation 13:7), takeover many countries (Daniel 8:24-25, 11:39-43), lead the world to the brink of destruction (cf. Matthew 24:21-22), and ultimately be destroyed (Daniel 11:44-45; Revelation 19).
The time of Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7), also known as the Great Tribulation, is coming. The UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will be conquered during it.
The Europeans will one day severely punish the UK for its Brexit. But until then, expect ups and downs in the relations between the UK and the EU.
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