Former WTO head Lamy: 'Brexit is like trying to get an egg out of an omelette'

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Former WTO head Lamy: 'Brexit is like trying to get an egg out of an omelette'

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6 жыл бұрын

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He says Brexit is like "trying to get an egg out of an omelette" and a "stupid mistake". Our guest Pascal Lamy knows the issues involved better than most - he served as chief-of-staff to EU Commission President Jacques Delors, and was at the eye of the Eurosceptic storm as Britain’s The Sun newspaper published its notorious "Up Yours Delors" front page in 1990. More recently he served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Pascal Lamy tells FRANCE 24 what he makes of the UK’s departure from the EU; what kind of trade deal could be possible; and what it would mean for the UK to have a "no deal Brexit" and fall back on WTO rules. We also discuss the impact of Germany’s political uncertainty on Europe, and ask why France is bidding to host the 2025 World Expo.
Produced by Isabelle Romero and Roxane Runel
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@499PUCK 5 жыл бұрын

The Sun is a paper that should be used as tray liner for bird cages. They lied about the Hillsboro tragedy.

@neilhedley6947 6 жыл бұрын

Now even Boris has said it will be a Brexit meltdown.

@brendanoneil3489 5 жыл бұрын

Boris never believed in Brexit - he was positioning himself for a future career. Now hes is on damage limitation mode; to quote Alister Campbell, on Brexit day he looked as if his dog had been run over. "You only needed to blow the bloody doors off..."

@willneverforgets3341 5 жыл бұрын

At least they will have blue passports! The British was one of the greatest promoters of the single market!

@dmckevit 6 жыл бұрын

Such graceful discussion, no jingoism or grandstanding. Thank you F24

@swanpride 6 жыл бұрын

Merkel didn't say that the world is waiting for Germany...she said that the world won't wait and that it is therefore important to get on with it.

@louismart 6 жыл бұрын

swanpride indeed a major translation mistake!

@intrepidtomato 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, that annoyed me as well. They should have really noticed that.

@04051940able 6 жыл бұрын

It’s not difficult, it’s about decisive thinking.

@oldseadog3386 6 жыл бұрын

It wasn't the British people that wanted more intergration it was the establishment and big business, the same people that are now fighting to reverse Brexit.

@lffit 6 жыл бұрын

What a bloody mess even Nigel is now getting cold feet about the departure lol

@MrTunes333 5 жыл бұрын

In your land he might be, in the land or reality, he is as pro brexit as ever! lol, perhaps you should listen to his prime time LBC show.

@mange2 6 жыл бұрын

It IS like getting an egg out of an omelette. However, we should just take our slice of the omelette away, then go and make our own with many many more Global eggs. And its not FREE TRADE, Its EU tariffs, set by the EU, to benefit the EU and at great cost to the UK consumer.

@p9917j 6 жыл бұрын

The idea of an economic union was a fantastic idea, it's just a shame it came with crazy conditions for political union too. Incredibly poor number of free trade deals mainly due to the protectionism of the internal market really hasn't helped sell the EU ideology right across Europe, hense it's ever decreasing share on the worlds economic stage.

@gargk999 6 жыл бұрын

Let's just throw away the omelette and open a new packet of eggs...

@andrews9337 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah - or let's have a slice of toast. With a bit of raspberry jam.

@TorianTammas 6 жыл бұрын

gargk999 - You know who pushed the EU single Market and made it happen? Thatcher. So it was the UK who wanted that. I find this quite interesting.

@andrews9337 6 жыл бұрын

Mrs Thatcher resigned 27 years ago.

@gargk999 6 жыл бұрын

+Torian Tammas Yes - note the word 'Market' - that's what we signed up to in 1973: a Common Market where countries in Europe could trade without tariffs with each other. Neither we, nor Thatcher, signed up to increasing political union, and Major completed his betrayal of her and this country with his signature on the Maastricht Treaty in 1992.

@hugolindum7728 6 жыл бұрын

The last person’s opinion we need is a Frenchman who is 100% owned by the EU.

@ChristianIce 5 жыл бұрын

ad hominem response.

@misterm1336 6 жыл бұрын

What’s the point of hearing this man? Brexit is a mistake he says, where in fact it’s the best thing for UK.

@hansouth2355 5 жыл бұрын

one of the complaints of brexiters is that the common man is left out of the growing economic wealth of uk, globalization and elite and so on. well, lemy explains it on 14:06. he says the brits have the idea that eu is punishing the uk...he said the view of eu on brexit was a 'mistake' and that eu does not, is not punishing uk and, in fact, it is the opposite because the well being of uk helps eu...regardless, how is it best for uk to leave?

@gigimalvassora9682 5 жыл бұрын

Nope ... it's the best thing 4 EU!

@04051940able 6 жыл бұрын

It will happen there’s no doubt about it, all the know all’s haven’t a clue.

@Darkwintre 5 жыл бұрын

+Mik W when they don't want to leave that isn't a surprise!

@Darkwintre 5 жыл бұрын

+Mik W when they don't want to leave that isn't a surprise!

@garysymons410 5 жыл бұрын

From the beginning I found myself disagreeing with Lamy , take the USA/Canada trade regime , it does not require a political union ,take Russia and EU trade , again a political union is not needed , take South Africa(where I am from)trading with the africa , or Europe , or anywhere , a political union is not needed.Also since when did trade imply imposing border conditions and immigration policy , imagine if the EU did that to China or the USA Lamy is a case of paralysis by analysis and arugment by analogy , cant separate the egg from the omelette catch phrases , thankfully he no longer works for the WTO , but the newscast does not name his successor , it cant be Christine La Garde because she is busy messing up the IMF , having just clobbered Greece . The EU wants to entrap countries , and fears other countries might leave the EU , so it needs an army to stop them , not just a EU arrest warrant .

@CHALETARCADE 5 жыл бұрын

You're disagreeing with some one much more intelligent and knoledgeable than you, that should give you pause, but let me guess, it won't!

@p.g.u.d 6 жыл бұрын

Ugh No it isn't. Brexit is not like trying to get an egg put of an omelette. 🙄

@lechevaliermalfet1 6 жыл бұрын

yes it is

@p.g.u.d 6 жыл бұрын

the dab Ugh. You're an idiot. Idiots are like big red balloons that get full of hot air until they pop and fall to the ground.

@p.g.u.d 6 жыл бұрын

the dab the EU is like an enormous souffle that rises once then can't rise again.

@p.g.u.d 6 жыл бұрын

the dab your country is like a banana that has a thick skin but essy to peel, is basically yellow inside and rots easily.

@TorianTammas 6 жыл бұрын

Mister Furious - He used the omelette as an example to show how hard it is to untangle the UK from the EU single market. He could have talked about integrated supply lines and what all comes with it, but this is not as catchy as a metaphor. Some a metaphor is when someone says you are a fox. He does not mean you have a bushy tail.

@precisionpoint 6 жыл бұрын

This person is so out of touch with the people. Just because Wall St. is well of and making money does not mean that the people are well off. Just because the city of London is making money does not mean the British are well off. He just has a banker and business mentality and is completely out of touch with the people.

@precisionpoint 6 жыл бұрын

So the UK is out of touch for not taking more migrants that is what was going to happen if they remain in the EU. Then I guess all Eastern European states are also out of touch since they don't want to take migrants. If people from the rest of Europe, Africa and the Middle East has not migrated to the UK in such big numbers to the point of affecting salaries and the NHS they probably the UK would have remained in the EU Einstein.

@precisionpoint 6 жыл бұрын

talk2me9ja: First, endless wars and amassed debt is not what is hurting America silly. Look at Japan and also the amount of debt the US ad after WW2 was double their GDP, now they have their GDP in debt. As for the American people don't have a say, silly. Look how they elected Trump over Hillary (that was the status quo politician, the one that was pro-Oligarchy). One more thing yo no soy Americano. Asi que deja de inferir cosas que no son por que suenas como que no sabes nada.

@TBFSJjunior 6 жыл бұрын

precisionpoint Did you even watch the video? He said that even though Germany has a strong economy the people don't feel it, cause they don't benefit enough from it. "Without Migration ... NHS....wouldn't have happened" And you talk about people being out of touché? Most immigration in the UK is non EU immigration and therefore has 0 to do with the EU. EU immigrants on the other hand pay more into the system than UK nationals. (According to anti immigration watch groups) 10% of NHS doctors are from the EU and as Brits in the EU are often retires, who need more care and medicine attention, while EU citizens living in the UK are mostly healthy working people (who need less care than retirees), the NHS actually benefits from EU migration, but the UK government prefers not to fund the NHS properly, but prefers to bomb brown people (which caused the refugee crisis and more terrorism)

@PanglossDr 6 жыл бұрын

precisionpoint - Never underestimate the power of stupid in large numbers.

@nbob6186 6 жыл бұрын

Our country runs on financial services, unfortunately we really need them.

@pinchermartyn3959 6 жыл бұрын

This guy is so obsessed with EU that it is centre of universe for him. Cannot grasp there is another viewpoint. Although he was happy to work for "3rd league" WTO for several years.

@04051940able 6 жыл бұрын

It would be stupid to stay in the E U, and we won’t change either mr lammy.

@Darkwintre 5 жыл бұрын

+Mik W And you expect someone from the EU to present why leaving the EU is actually a great idea? Naturally he's going to try and present it as bad as possible remember who he works for!

@jameshowe8965 6 жыл бұрын

The remainers never put fact out to support there argument this is why I voted to leave and nothing has changed .

@walterrudich2175 6 жыл бұрын

Brexit has not happened yet. I hope you will get what you voted for. But take responsibility if it turns out differently.

@jameshowe8965 6 жыл бұрын

What no facts . Here are some The 50% trade the UK has with EU is %8 of its GDP and costs the UK £80 billion deficit. The other 50% makes £40 billion Surplus . French and Germans two World Wars and now want a Army !

@walterrudich2175 6 жыл бұрын

So your point is...?

@hansouth2355 5 жыл бұрын

how about free trade and less regulation? you are making an argument, one supposes, that the free trade is not worth it because of the condition it imposes on its members.

@hansouth2355 5 жыл бұрын

are you saying you import more than you export? if this is the case, what do you want to export to make up the deficit? what do you produce that eu need? that 8 percent is from the whole of eu which is much, much larger than uk, you can look it up. it might surprise you that the 8 billion annual fee for trading, of that 7 billion is pumped back into uk economy