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Post by salop27 on Jul 20, 2023 9:28:12 GMT 1
Had to check it wasn't the 1st of April reading this story earlier as the EU have signed off on referring to the Falklands now as "Islas Malvinas".
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Post by block12massive on Jul 20, 2023 10:24:35 GMT 1
Ignoring the will of the people who live there.
Sounds very EU to me.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Jul 22, 2023 11:35:23 GMT 1
As Spain supports Argentina I was not a suprise, equally you could see this as the EU putting up two fingers to GB and the wishes of the people of the Falklands, who actually voted to stay British,
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Post by zenfootball2 on Jul 22, 2023 11:36:10 GMT 1
As Spain supports Argentina It was not a suprise, equally you could see this as the EU putting up two fingers to GB and the wishes of the people of the Falklands, who actually voted to stay British,
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Post by The Clash 1966 on Jul 22, 2023 21:53:33 GMT 1
As Spain supports Argentina It was not a suprise, equally you could see this as the EU putting up two fingers to GB and the wishes of the people of the Falklands, who actually voted to stay Britidsh, that's the EU for you,petty as always & how many million did it cost to come up with them to now refer it as Malvinas ?
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Post by wookeywombat on Jul 23, 2023 1:17:27 GMT 1
If we were still in the EU they would not be calling them that but we have stupidly lost the chance to influence what they do. Anyway the vast majority of Falkland Islanders have been shipped in from the UK at some time or other so hardly surprising they want to remain with us. I always liken us to Argentina claiming sovereignty over the Isle of Wight.
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Post by staffordshrew on Jul 23, 2023 11:11:42 GMT 1
It isn't strictly correct to say the EU renamed the Falklands, their document referred to "Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands,” a supposedly nuetral stance which was siezed upon by Argentina as some sort of recognition, so the EU changed it to the correct wording. But you can see why it happened, we aren't in the EU now, so have no control over what they say. You have to be in it to win it!
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Post by davycrockett on Jul 23, 2023 14:46:14 GMT 1
Ridiculous you’ve only got to look at a map, nothing to do with Argentina……. Have they never heard of Viscount Falkland?
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