If unified, the Benelux would be the fourth-largest economy in the European Union.
  • autonomousPunkEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I didn’t hear of the shared ownership but certainly that weakens the defense argument for the merger.

    • myrmidexOPMAEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Oh I didn’t mean to say or imply shared ownership, that’s not the case as far as I can tell. I don’t think the Dutch would be so careless with money 😄

      • autonomousPunkEnglish
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        2 days ago

        ah, shared ownership was naturally my assumption. Now that I translated the article, I’m not sure why they needed to cooperate, as opposed to each independantly buying them.

        • myrmidexOPMAEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Good question. I always assumed bulk pricing is cheaper. But yea, then why not get a few more countries in the mix.