Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Why not also NZ and certain Asian countries? Also, do they literally mean EU (the customs union) and not certain other nonmember countries in Western Europe? (In particular, not all of Schengen?)
The EU is different than the EU customs union, as the EU customs union includes even some non-EU members.
I think Pistole is nearly as ignorant now as he was a decade ago about the various organizational arrangements involving Europe.