>What's that, you don't wanna pay?
>Guess it's time for #italeave
What's that, you don't wanna pay?
NOOOOOO GET BACK HERE
>Gib. Now. I SAID NOW.
>NIGERIA JOINING THE EU
Real talk now: do these retards (germs and dutchies) really think their unwillingness to cooperate won't have severe consequences to EU's stability? Do they secretly want Italy out of the union?
German and Dutch EU-reps are dicks. They should give bonds for medical equipment, food and bailouts (in a way that doesn't completely assfuck the EU economy and drags every country into debt, of course).
Italians are having a knee-jerk reaction and are falling for populist crap. If you leave the EU nobody is going to give you gibs. South Italy would become even poorer and the north will have to secede to prosper. The only way to survive is to get bought by the Chinese.
Real talk from me:
It's ESM and nothing else. We won't change Article 125 and Germany's resistance to Eurobonds is aided by some crucial circumstances: A German and a friend of Merkel is president of the EU commission and Germany will gain presidency of the Council of the EU in July. The pro-Eurobonds faction has a numerical advantage, but it's not severe enough to lead to an unanimitary decision or anything close to it.
There are calculations that borrowing some 114 billion Euros for 1,56 % on the international market would only cost an additional 0,1% of Italys GDP. The financial advantage for Italy would be minimal.
We are firmly against Eurobonds but will put all our strength into ESM, promised. In the last years, our government did a lot in order to safely lower our debt and it worked. Not only would Eurobonds destroy the last decade of work regarding this, but we also fear that it will be like opening Pandora's box: Once it's there, it will never go away. ESM was created for situations like these and that's why we support it. Placing your bets on one horse only is stupid and will likely get you in trouble either way. I don't get why you think we're not willing to help you, we just think ESM will do fine and won't screw us over as well.
Thanks for the insightful info and not being yet another "southerners lazy xdd" poster.
China and Russia it is then.
The ESM is shit though
COPE
The situation is fucked tbqh. Either we pay up and hope that the Italian gov will reform some of their finances or leave it and have China slowly taking over
You're very welcome, I'm worried about this situation... It's difficult as fuck and we will all look like total idiots no matter what happens.
ESM will be fine, wait and see. I can understand your disappointment in our lack of enthusiasm though, but please understand our viewpoint. I'm not shitposting or memeing here because I think it's an important situation.
We already enacted quite a few reforms. The problem of Italy is that it's not growing enough, and raising even more taxes is not gonna improve the situation.
For you maybe. And Eurobonds are shit for us. You will be amazed how well it will work.
France is already a member
Nordics are so full of themselves that they have no idea how fucked up is the situation.
You don't understand, do you? Depending on how bad the situation will get after the lockdown is suspended, there could be literal revolts (at least here where I live). If the EU doesn't help Italy any way it can, China and Russia will be our country's only options
>Russia
Can people stop with this meme? Russia can barely help itself and has a smaller economy than us, the fuck are we gonna get from them? Guns?
I think USA more than Russia
Knowing russia, they will ask your for a lot of money and/or gold in exchange for shitty useless fireguns. We have been there.
The chinks only care about selling their stuff. They will buy highways and ports to forcefeed their shit into other countries if needed. And they won't care about any other country's industry.
Your nativity amazes me. The fucking game is rigged against us from the begging. These EU mechanisms won't do anything. The UK has already left. The EU is falling apart, because you are too greedy and you do nothing about it.
You apparently fail to understand how scared we are of our own economy tanking. And all of that for literally nothing, not even a guarantee that you'll have enough. ESM is way less risky and has already proven itself. And believe me, establishing Eurobonds is exactly how you get close to revolts here as well, you wouldn't want that either since you have to get the money from somewhere. We want to help any way we can as long as it's ESM and that will work.
goodbye
Let China take over. It's the option for you
lmfao, russia is a dying nation and chinks will fuck you over so bad un the long run they'll make germans look like saints.
>Russia
As others have said already, Russia is a shithole barely able to keep itself afloat
>le Russia meme
Sudan with rockets. China however... But you'll learn to love us once you see what China has planned for you.
Dude. I don't understand. You don't understand.
I live in south Italy, ok? If things get bad (really, really bad - and it seems they'll get even worse than that), people will literally starve.
Now, do you want that? Do you want a member state of the EU reduced to such a ridiculous condition? Italy WILL seek international aid somewhere else. You know it will. Debating this point is futile
>I live in south Italy, ok? If things get bad (really, really bad - and it seems they'll get even worse than that), people will literally starve.
Ugh... if only
Hoping for the full holodomor package
Southern Italy is a shithole ran by organised crime. You get what you deserve. Ask the mafia for help dumb shit.
Rude.
I for one impatiently await the collapse of Shitaly.
Are you retarded? If we give gibs to you, then our eurosceptic right wing parties will win the next election and then we will be out of EU in no time.
I'm not sure whether you are serious, but in case you are: What does make you think ESM will make you starve? I promise: We have a bad conscience about not agreeing to your wishes and the very last thing we want to see is Italy in trouble that can be prevented. That's why we support ESM will all of our might, we believe it will be helpful. Eurobonds are a huge risk for the entire EU, most of all the states that aren't in debt already. Why not use the ESM, it was created for these situations. And I already listed reasons why Eurobonds will likely fail to get through on EU level.
If you leave and reintroduce border controls, I will be unable to go shopping on Sundays... Is that what you want, Italy? To start a deadly chain reaction like that?
This doesn't change the fact EU's reputation will plummet tremendously in such a situation. Do the germs want that? Are they ready to accept the possibility Italy could very well leave the union in a matter of years?
e*ropeans
You leaving the EU won't make you richer as well... And you'll see how the reputation of the EU will plummet here if Eurobonds get introduced. That would have consequences as well, believe it or not.
Then what? Become the US or China's bitch? You haven't nearly reached the bottom of the barrel yet you seem to yearn for it.
What town in NL do you go to?
Ok, I guess there's really no way to win this argument. Just hope I'm wrong, user. Just hope my predictions won't come true.
If assure you, though. If the metaphorical shit gets real here...well,pray it doesn't
So it appears that both our and Dutch politicians are using hhis situation as an internal political tool. God damn it I thought at least the Dutch were the smart ones of the bunch in this union of ours.
China is fine.
The memes about muh evil China are retarded as fuck.
You won't go nowhere.
We already are US' bitch though. We're also Germany's bitch. Goddamnit, we're destined to be someone's bitch regardless, you fucking leaf. Can't you see that?
Vaals, Maastricht, Kerkrade...
I hope you're wrong as well, because really: We want to help you and we don't want you to suffer. Contrary to most experiences, we Germans are able to feel emotions.
I'd rather be germany's bitch than subhuman chinkoids robots.
>Contrary to most experiences, we Germans are able to feel emotions.
Proofs?
>China is fine
>why yes just sell your public energy to china
>what do you mean you now have the highest electrical bill in Europe?
retard
fuck china, fuck chinks and fuck chink enablers
...Well... We're the friendlier bitchmaster, I assure you. :)
I doubt that. It's just that the USA aren't angels themselves and neither are we, but China is something else in my opinion. It would be utopic to say one country is inherently good or evil.
Äh... I cry whenever I have to pay a bill. Does that count?
This never happened and never will.
China is a fair superpower.
Maastricht is nice?
Well, I personally think you're full of shit and a consummate liar (and your country's a literal puppet-master). But, hey: simple opinions, right?
Also, this comment
is...concerning, at the very least
>seemslegit.jpg
But we are willing to cooperate, we just have terms of our own. I am pretty sure the financial ministers are discussing the terms atm. I am sure they will come up with something soon.
I think he's honest. Not all Germans think like their government. Also you need a very high IQ to understand German humor.
Lmao, come back to us once you dealt with mainlanders investor. They aren't human, they're the incarnation of greed and treachery, like jews on steroids.
Just being honest, user. It's not black and white only. That being said, I stand with what I've said earlier, we want to help you and we wouldn't be backing ESM if we didn't believe it to be the better option for all of us.
literally what happened here
>Also you need a very high IQ to understand German humor.
True, without a solid grasp of theoretical physics, it might go over your head
Absolutely. Never ever trust what a politician says when the topic is economics
As I understand you've elections coming soon, so they'll be posturing about "netherlands first" to get votes (same as ours really)
it's just a different mindset, in time I came to appreciate it on small portions
Whew, fooled them again...
Yes, it is. Aachen-Maastricht-Liège (Lüttich) is a very based triangle in every way.
When I was younger, I thought it was retarded to say we have a different type of humour, or maybe even thinking in general. Until I discovered the internet and went abroad for the first time...