Australia and European Union to sign free trade agreement

(abc.net.au)

29 points | by vrganj 10 hours ago ago

13 comments

  • unixhero 9 hours ago

    More lovely Italian, Belgian and French food in Australia

    Here is an idea though: What about the free flow of people???

    • gnulinux996 4 hours ago

      Some sort of worker mobility has been decided, there's going to be quotas I imagine.

      I do not see a free flow of people happening, it would be viewed very negatively in Australia.

    • NoPicklez 2 hours ago

      Perhaps if you read the article you'd see the idea was included. Not free flow because that's silly, however there are rumored improved working rights.

    • lbreakjai 6 hours ago

      I'm afraid the deal would be too one-sided. There's far more Europeans wanting to live and work in Australia than the opposite. That's unfortunate, I wouldn't mind a bit of sun.

    • justonceokay 9 hours ago

      You mean like visas, readily available from AUS to the EU?

    • cybercatgurrl 7 hours ago

      it’s part of the agreement

      • canyp 5 hours ago

        How? Labour mobility sounds like easier visa applications. Free flow would mean you can go from one place to another without a passport (you can do this currently within the EU with a EU ID.)

        • NoPicklez 2 hours ago

          Well it makes sense to be able to do this within the EU with an EU ID, however Australia isn't in the EU and also doesn't have an EU ID.

    • dfhvneoieno 9 hours ago

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  • dzonga 8 hours ago

    many of these so called free-trade agreements end up benefiting whoever has the biggest | nosiest lobby.

    saw it happen in the UK with the so called fishermen.

    then again saw it happen in the US | UK with regards to luxury cars.

    the common man what does he benefit - no free movement of labor.

  • troad 2 hours ago

    Reading the details, this is objectively a terrible deal for Australia. No wonder Australia previously just walked away from these negotiations.

    Everyone is so upset about Trump that they're signing awful trade deals so they can pretend like the international order is alive and well and doing great.