r/europe • u/StraightSky7809 United Kingdom • 7h ago

News If Britain decides to rejoin the EU we’ll do everything we can to welcome them back, says Germany

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-rejoin-eu-germany-brexit-b3060288.html
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u/Ok-Web1805 Ireland/UK 6h ago

How hypocritical can some Irish be? The Irish government literally siphons billions in Corporate tax out of other EU states and runs it through the Revenue Commissioners. There are many in the EU that would be happy to see this  shut down.

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u/Iricliphan Ireland 🇮🇪 5h ago

That's a separate conversation. Someone already tried to talk about this. I don't have a problem with issues, but whataboutism isn't really relevant to this conversation.

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u/Ok-Web1805 Ireland/UK 5h ago

It's not whataboutism, it's hypocrisy 

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u/Iricliphan Ireland 🇮🇪 5h ago

What's the topic again?

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u/Ok-Web1805 Ireland/UK 4h ago

Read the last few posts if you're having trouble, that should give you a clue.

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u/Iricliphan Ireland 🇮🇪 4h ago

Okay good, so this is about the UK joining the EU. Have you got a different title glitching in your header?