Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Gibraltar<br/>
Date: Jun 09, 2004 @ 13:44<br/>
Author: Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell &lt;knm@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1603828476"><blockquote><span title="ireply">&gt;Why those geniuses in Brussels didn&#39;t just treat Gibraltar like Andorra or <br/>
&gt;Switzerland in the first place is beyond me.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>The Gibraltar situation is by no means unique within the EU. The Canary <br/>
Islands (ES), Ceuta (ES), Melilla (ES), Aaland Islands (FI), Guadeloupe <br/>
(FR), Martinique (FR), Reunion (FR), Mayotte (FR) and French Guiana (FR) <br/>
are in the EU, but outside of the VAT area. The Bailiwicks of Guernsey and <br/>
Jersey, and the Isle of Man are not in the EU, but part of the customs <br/>
union. Furthermore, Buesingen (DE) and Campione (IT) are outside the VAT <br/>
area, whilst Heligoland (DE) is outside both the customs union and VAT <br/>
area. Finally, I believe Ceuta and Melilla are outside the Schengen Area, <br/>
even though the rest of Spain is part of it.<br/>
<br/>
Perhaps even more interesting is that all the French Overseas Territories <br/>
(TOMs) are able to participate in the European Parliamentary elections, <br/>
even though none of them are actually in the EU!<br/>
<br/>
Regards,<br/>
<br/>
Kevin Meynell</div>