Argentina’s policy of isolating and intimidating the Falklands reaches the EU
The Falkland Islands urged the EU Commission to ensure that the rights of citizens of Overseas Counties and Territories are not compromised in relations with countries and regional bodies.
The presentation was made by Falklands’ Member of the Legislative Assembly Roger Edwards who emphasized the significance of the request “especially at this time of heightened pressure from Argentina on the Islands trade and economic position”.
MLA Edwards, MLA Sharon Halford, Sukey Cameron, Falklands Government representative in London and Jamie Fotheringham, FIG head of policy attended in Brussels the tenth edition of the European Union/Overseas Countries and Territories Forum held this week in Brussels.
The Argentine Government that claims sovereignty of the Falklands has adopted a policy of isolating the Islands from South America, partly with support from regional bodies such as Unasur and Mercosur which decided last December to bar Falklands’ flagged vessels from regional ports.
Likewise Argentina has threatened to put an end of the only air link with the continent, via Punta Arenas in Chile.
The Falkland Islands took the lead in presenting a joint position on trade issues and regional integration facing all OCT, to the European Commission. In preparing the presentation the Falkland Islands delegation worked closely with the delegations from Anguilla, Curacao, Greenland and St. Pierre Miquelon.
The Falklands’ message was also underlined in the speech by the representative of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during which he specifically affirmed the UK’s support of the right of the Falkland Islanders to self-determination.
A trilateral meeting was held with HM Government and the EU Commission on the final day of the Forum, when the delegation were able to discuss specific issues relating to funding from the EU for development projects in the Falklands.
Some 100 delegates from 22 OCT members attended the forum in Brussels which began January 23 and is scheduled to end on Thursday.
The Government of Montserrat chaired the Forum; the Chair now passes to Greenland who will host the next Forum in September in Greenland.
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When this is over, we want compensation for hurt feelings :-)))) LOTS
You seem to be unaware of the fact that Falkland Islanders are classed as citizens of the EU.
Silly boy the people on the Falkland Islands are classed as part of the EU. I know you don't get about much but I would have thought even a dimmest barmy Argy would have known that. Seems they don't teach you barmy Argys much as school. But why does that not surprise me as they teach you lot of barmy idiots that the Falkland's belong to Argentina something that the whole world knows is not true except you bunch of psychopaths
Now it appears that the 15 members of Caricom and the 27 members of the EU will be on the side of the Falkland Islanders. Wonder if 32 countries can get the USA to change its stance? Haven't got as far as the Commonwealth yet. That'll be 54 independent member states.
Treaty of Lisbon, signed by 27 EU member states on Dec. 13, 2007.
Annex Two of that document lists countries and overseas territories now part of the EU, including the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the UK's Antarctic territory.
Seems the EU has future plans including turning the Falklands into an EU military base as well as using the Islands as a launch point for the EU's expansion into the antarctic. A report commissioned by the European Parliament wants bases like Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands operating under EU flags as part of the “European Security and Defence Policy”.
Sounds good to me!
Long Live the Falklands.
you are now the resident child
grow up
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when the world wakes up, argentina , its bloggers , it indocrinated goverment will be finnished,
Of course to counter this Argentina has the full support of Hugo Chavez.
you are now the resident child
grow up
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when the world wakes up, argentina , its bloggers , it indocrinated goverment will be finnished,
uk will go first...little chimp.....You wanna bet???
You are right in a way,
We can't say our country is very clean.
if you get them by the end of this month, i will go home,
if not you go back to the gutter.
You first...infant!
but hay anybrit is worth 5 of you,
and you have TWO days to go
so pack your baggs,
children who bet, will lose,
but hay anybrit is worth 5 of you,
and you have TWO days to go
so pack your baggs,
children who bet, will lose
Really?/ Who says 2 days?
The chimp with the inferiority complex??
And what is this to dowith canada or the USA,,,nothing .
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