Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: What is the UK?
Date: Sep 14, 2004 @ 17:58
Author: Jesper Nielsen ("Jesper Nielsen" <jesniel@...>)
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----- Original Message -----From: lacomacoSent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:42 PMSubject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: What is the UK?Now, with Cyprus joining the EU on May 1st 2004 can we be sure that
SBAs are not part (not members) of the EU?
Laszlo Kiss
Budapest - Hungary
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Meynell <knm@m...> wrote:
>
> >Which entities make up the "United Kingdom?"
>
> England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland form the United
Kingdom.
>
> Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies and are
not
> part of the UK. They have the same head of state (i.e. the British
> monarch), but they have their own separate governments. They also
have
> certain relationships with the EU, but are not part of it.
>
> The Overseas Territories have vary relationships with the UK, but
none are
> part of it. Some are self-governing (e.g. Bermuda, Anguilla) and
are pretty
> much countries in their own right, whilst others are administered
directly
> (e.g. the Cyprus SBAs and the BIOT). With the exception of
Gibraltar, none
> are part of the EU.
>
> Whilst the UK in practice assumes certain responsibilities (e.g.
defence
> and foreign relations) on behalf Crown Dependencies and Overseas
> Territories, this is invariably done in the name of the monarch
(through
> the Privy Council).
>
> >And how about the "Commonwealth"?
>
> The Commonwealth is a political organisation of 53 countries, but
this
> includes 16 Commonwealth Realms. These are sovereign countries that
share a
> monarch with the UK (e.g. Australia and Canada), although the
monarch is
> head of state in her own right in those countries (e.g. Queen of
Australia).
>
> Again, apologies for the lack of multidimensional content, but the
question
> was asked.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin Meynell