----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:58
PM
Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: What is
the UK?
Yes, I read it somewhere.
I will look for documentation.
Jesper
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:42
PM
Subject: [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