No, I read article in full . To add - the headline is a pretty decent summary tbf . France ****s Germany and UK benefits ! and I voted remain - not that it matters to me posting the article. It was predicted the City’s financial district would be torn to shreds. It hasn’t because French banks like the City. It means they maintain their (Paris ) Finacial strength to detriment of the Germans (Frankfurt) . Business has been lost but on a small scale. It also ironically increases regulation by being cross border activity . It’s not a ‘win’ by any means but certainly not the barren waste land predicted.It’s a good thing . Wipe out Londons FS district , wipe out London .
And yes there’s a June 2025 deadline but given all that gone before in 8 years of negotiations and the standoff between France and Germany - not discounting costs etc - it’s more than likely the deadline will be extended (probably indefinitely with pencilled in dates being extended .
