When we joined the euro (in 2001) we thought, correctly as it turned out, it would be difficult to sell commodities, as there were other countries, like Turkey, with a weaker currency. The other reason was when the UK decided to go for Brexit we were afraid some duties would be put on our products as members of the EU. Brexit was for us the last straw.
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