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Canada becomes a full Member of the European Broadcasting Union (www.ebu.ch)

submitted 1 month ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/europe@feddit.org

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[–] Kirth@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Europe is like 45 km off the coast of Canada .

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

Greenland is not in Europe either. Iceland is.
Greenland is also not a member of EU, although they could have been if they wanted to.

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[–] Kirth@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m talking about France.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago

Who isn't talking about France? Those bastards

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

OK that would be Saint Pierre and Miquelon not really France, so Mostly the same principle of what Greenland is to Denmark.

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[–] plyth@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago*

not really France

~~Why is it not France?~~

self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_collectivity

The COMs differ from overseas regions and overseas departments, which have the same status as metropolitan France but are located outside Europe.

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[–] lime@feddit.nu 14 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

canada shares a land border with the kingdom of denmark

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Doesn't change the fact that Greenland is not in Europe. Greenland is part of North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland

Greenland is the world's largest non-continental island[98] and the third largest area in North America.

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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

And it is also European.

Edit: please note the comment below.

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[–] dzsimbo@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Ah Greenland, the Australopithecus of EU dominance.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

This is incredibly rude to Greenland, and shows zero respect for their identity as Greenlanders independent from Denmark and EU.
Greenland is an autonomous part the Kingdom.
They are neither Danish nor European.
It is sad to see such an ignorant contrarian comment upvoted. Even after the facts have been presented.
Greenland is seeking 100% independence from Denmark, Greenland is not Denmark, it is a member of "rigsfællesskabet" ( Unity of the Realm ) just like Faroe Islands and Denmark.

It's like arguing that Australia is British and European just because they are a member of commonwealth.

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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

True. What I wanted to express was my (European) support for their resistance against Trump specifically and my hope that the EU will support Greenland against him as well. In my attempt to be snappy, I phrased it in a way that can be understood to be opposed to Greenland's independence and I apologise. Wasn't my intent.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

OK then we are in agreement. 😀

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