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>>>>More seriously, isn't England part of Europe even though it isn't on the continent?
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>>>My geography isn't what it used to be, but I believe England is part of the UK, which in turn is part of Europe - even though it's not part of the mainland.
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>>>Nicholas can correct me if I'm wrong - I'm sure he can sort it out
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>>Pretty much correct. If you wanted to be pedantic England is part of Gt. Britain which is part of the UK :-}
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>England has never been part of Europe... at least not in spirit. ;)
:-}
I must admit that, in many ways, it would have been better if they had stuck to the original remit of the EEC. 1993 brought the EC; 2009 the EU.
Switzerland and Norway seem to do fine - they've got free movement of goods and people without signing up to the rest of the baggage....
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