On Question Time last night, talking about the EC...?

Question

David Trimble said that the republics which were formerly members of the USSR should have the opportunity to join the EC; that there shouldn't be a physical boundary on the map... But some of these are in Asia, which leads to my Question...
Why is Turkey to be allowed entry to the EC (so long as criteria are fulfilled) when it's in Asia??? (Well, most of it.) If there's no barrier, and countries on the Asian landmass can join, will we see Syria, Israel, Jordan and on south and east... then round to Africa - Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, etc. ? Will we have to call it the WC? World Community (to be known affectionately as The Toilet) - and how will the ones left out feel? Perhaps we should either a) just include everyone or b) disband it?

Btw - I love Turkey, Turkish people the friendliest I've ever met. Beautiful country. Would imagine former USSR republics pretty wonderful too.

Eurotrav, you're right, I meant EU. Force of habit. It's late & past my bedtime. OK think up a joke for WU then. World Urinal?

Answer 1

I think the reference was to all the European nations of the former USSR, this would be Belrus, Lativa, Lithuania, Estonia and the Urkranine. These nations are by culture and geography European, I believe that popular opinion is that Europe physically stretches from the Atlantic to the Urals and should include all nation sates within this land mass, which I prsonally believe is a very good idea. We are all of a similar heritage and culture and working together would benefit us all

Answer 2

The EU isn't about feeling left out or included, it's a group of countries bound together by agreement on a set (or number of sets) of economic and socio-political principles. As for the expansion of the union I think that it can only be a positive thing in some ways. Prior to integration, accession countries need to meet certain levels of political and social reform, and meet certain criteria for economic stability. If the EU or NU or whatever it is called next continues to roll out agreed codes of Human Rights, the principles of democracy and economic stability across the globe, then I think it's theoretically a good thing. Of course this ignores several issues within the EU itself, but hey every big organisation has issues right?

Answer 3

For the record, the EC (assuming you mean the European Community) no longer exists. It was superseded by the European Union in 1992. Thus the WC would in fact be the WU.
I can see where you are coming from though. Personally I believe that the European Union should have remained as fifteen member states as it was prior to 1st May 2004. The weaker economies of the new eastern states can surely only be damaging to those of the more economically developed nations in western Europe, particularly to the 'big three' in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The only new member that I would actually welcome would be Switzerland, though it continues to want to remain isolated. I certainly do not want to see the likes of Syria nor Israel nor, for that matter, Turkey in the European Union.

Answer 4

there pushing for world government ,the EU and the NAU north american union just starting to be created and the other 2 unions (sorry cant remember the name of them) are just building blocks that will be joined together to create a world government.click on this link http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=786048453686176230&q=terrorstorm its a docu/film that goes into the many fassets of how the globalists have acheived there goals through out the last century .eye opening stuff.

Answer 5

But if, in the long run, it were beneficial to the existing members of the EC and the potential new member to join, why let an arbitary line on a map dictate?

Answer 6

According to history or geography TURKEY is part asia and part EUROPE and have ascended member the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY member no question on that but the reason is the stratigec in in physical boundary, economic, political, overflowed commerce and it highly means to EUROPEAN UNION If your your stratigic mind put on that hnmmm........

Answer 7

I don't know how Turkey is a member of the EU, but how is Israel able to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer 8

The real problems with anything like this are people like Trimble. How can anyone take what that tosser says about unity when he could not even form a unity government on a small backwater island? People like that make me laugh. A clown.

Answer 9

Eurotrav. your spot on with your post.

and i would definitely object to Turkey joining though.

I many EU countries are having problems with intergration of muslim communities.