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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

EU already said this can't work. It said in the rules only European countries can join the EU. But something can be worked out, no doubt.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 19 hours ago

Membership of the European Economic Area - same as Norway - for example.

Comes with being part of the EU Internal Market, Freedom Of Movement (both ways, of course) and exceptions in a couple of areas (such as fishing rights not being decided by the EU, which I suspect is something that Canada would rather have) but without voting power within the EU.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago

Globalists but for real this time.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

You have to be "substantially European", which includes Cyprus, which is fully in Asia and half Turkish. Also, Greenland and to a degree Iceland aren't geographically European.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Neither Greenland nor Iceland are in the EU.

[–] moody 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

No, but French Guiana is, and it's in South America.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Ah shit, you're right about Iceland. I thought it was for some reason.

Greenland like usual has no data (because WTF is it really? Independent? A territory?). Denmark definitely is, though, and Greenlanders presently get the full benefits of that.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Canada becomes a France province, easy.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Or France becomes a Canadian one and switch to English as the primary official language. It would solve a ton of issues and I'm sure the French would be okay with it.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's been ok so far in Canada.

Wait...

[–] altasshet@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago

Where did they get all those torches and pitchforks so fast?