The different possible permutations here make my head hurt. Country Sint Maarten is not a part of the EU, but it is a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is. Saint Martin is part of the EU, as is France. Other French Caribbean islands (Guadeloupe, Martinique) are part of the EU, but St Barthelemy is not.

What will the Netherlands do? What will France do? How will it impact St Martin/Sint Maarten? I don't think that anyone, including the politicians on the island and in Europe know.

For me, I was thinking about slipping down to SXM in early December. But for now, I'm just going to have a seat on my back porch, have an icy cold adult beverage, and just watch what happens instead of speculating about political moves which I will never understand.

But that's just me.