You are alluding to a position that the UK economy is weak, whereas the composite economies of the EU are strong.

Interested to know that as you espouse the economic policies of EU member states and the ECB, what is the composite of Malta's economy?

I am sure that your last post was a genuine question and not an attempt at deflecting from my enquiry.

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Malta's economy is one of the fastest growing in the EU and it has one of the lowest rates of unemployment. However, it's a very small island economy, so it's never going to affect EU financial health one way or another. It's main income cones from financial services. After that, it's one of the biggest centers in Europe for English language training, with more than 100,000 coning each year which is huge considering the country has a population of only 420,000. There is some high tech manufacturing also. Fish farming here is the biggest in the Med with the bulk of Tuna going for export to Japan. After that there is the diving industry, again with around 100,000 coming here each year for that. The construction industry has also gt huge as the massive influx of foreigners moving here to live continues. We've made a mint on property here over the last 10-12years.

However, we will only stay here for a few years and move the family on to their fifth country to live in after that. Fabulous experience for the kids, they love it.

Edited by europalace (06 Jul 2017 1.36pm)

"The confirmation that the UK was the worst performer in the EU growth league in the first quarter follows news last week that it was also trailing behind the world’s advanced economies, with Canada registering stellar growth in the first three months of the year."

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We haven't left yet so save your faux and false economy celebrations now until at least the year after exit for a truer assessment on its impact. Plenty of pessimism from different corners of industry still out there, unfortunately.

But with this superb bunch of front bench politicians and negotiators in Government it is hard to see how Brexit could be anything but a roaring victory in every quarter.

Anyway, whatever happens you will always call it a success so your opinion doesn't matter much really.

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We get it...you are a remainer. The SNP don't like Brexit either. Why don't you be true to your mooted allegiance and move to your Scottish socialist paradise.....Or you could do like Europalace has and move to the EU that you love so much.

Did you actually read the article that you reported?

It actually presents a far more balanced view than you appear to.

The reality is that the EU isn't doing well at all. European banks have been bailed out yet again....Many on the blink of failure....Most economic data of the recent past showing very favourable UK growth and you jump on one quarter.

People like you would have put us in the Euro.

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What bit of "First quarter figures of 0.2% GDP growth beaten by every other nation in 28-country bloc as weaker pound after the Brexit vote fuels price inflation" don't you understand?

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