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Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'

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  1. temporallobe · · focus · HN ↗
    My understanding is that an EU member state has to physically be in Europe unless they are an “extension” of a state already in the EU. I get that it’s supposed to be an “associate” state but I’m fascinated by what kind of legal hoops they’re going to jump through to make this happen.

    They did make an exception for Cypress, so I suppose there’s some kind of precedent.

    1. d3vnull · · focus · HN ↗
      All laws are made up. An associate member, not a full member, can be whatever we want it to be.
      1. bryanlarsen · · focus · HN ↗
        Some laws are easier to change than others. Constitutions in particular are often made hard to change on purpose.
        1. machomaster · · focus · HN ↗
          If there is a will, there is a way. It can be changed (Russia), reimagined (The US Supreme Court) or simply ignored.
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