maam@feddit.ukM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoFinally. Europe Has a Vision - And Canada’s Invitedwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down11cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkFinally. Europe Has a Vision - And Canada’s Invitedwww.youtube.commaam@feddit.ukM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35linkfedilinkcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
minus-squareLauchmelder@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoYou just proved their point. Article 49 opens with Any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union. Which, yeah, does say they must be European, but as far as I can tell the term “European” isn’t further specified
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoCanada is not European unless the word is meaningless.
minus-squareLauchmelder@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoit is meaningless because it isn’t defined. edit: I’m not saying Canada is European, I’m just saying that there’s some room for interpretation
minus-squarenibbler@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months ago‘European’ in this article clearly refers to a system of values.
minus-squarephneutral@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoCanada is a former French and British colony. One could argue that the country is of European descent.
You just proved their point. Article 49 opens with
Which, yeah, does say they must be European, but as far as I can tell the term “European” isn’t further specified
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Canada is not European unless the word is meaningless.
it is meaningless because it isn’t defined.
edit: I’m not saying Canada is European, I’m just saying that there’s some room for interpretation
‘European’ in this article clearly refers to a system of values.
Canada is a former French and British colony. One could argue that the country is of European descent.