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Airbus joins foreign investors warning against Britain quitting EU
Reuters ^ | Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:05pm GMT | Brenda Goh

Posted on 01/22/2014 4:20:31 PM PST by Olog-hai

European aerospace group Airbus, one of Britain’s largest employers, has voiced concerns over the possibility of the country leaving the European Union (EU), saying the benefits of an alternative economic model needed to be proven.

The Franco-German company, that employs 17,000 workers in Britain, is the latest large foreign investor to say it favors Britain continuing its membership of the 28-member trading bloc.

Car giants Ford and Japan’s Nissan have said they would have to re-evaluate their operations if Britain pulled out of the EU in a proposed referendum. …

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: airbus; corporatebullying; eu; eussr

1 posted on 01/22/2014 4:20:31 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Boo hoo. Give them the referendum and let the people decide.


2 posted on 01/22/2014 4:24:10 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Olog-hai

Communist Globalists getting nervous...


3 posted on 01/22/2014 4:24:17 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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To: Olog-hai

That’s probably a deal-maker right there. Airbus carries a lot of clout.


4 posted on 01/22/2014 4:33:50 PM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: SeminoleCounty

And if the UK leaves does the EU invade the UK?


5 posted on 01/22/2014 4:34:23 PM PST by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: bigbob
Maybe because of Airbus being owned by continental governments.
6 posted on 01/22/2014 4:46:36 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

When they warn you... you know that you are correct... just do it!


7 posted on 01/22/2014 5:21:47 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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