[David]

Blair urged to say No to United States of Europe Oct 30 2002




Mike Jones Newsdesk@Wme.Co.Uk, The Western Mail


TONY Blair yesterday faced calls to halt the European Union's "federal advance" following proposals to rename it the "United States of Europe".

The Prime Minister on Monday welcomed the first draft of a "constitution" for Europe which includes the controversial suggestion.

Government sources admitted the alternative names, which also include "United Europe", were a "major negative".

There was "not a cat in hell's chance" of the EU being called a United States of Europe the source said.

But Eurosceptics seized on the document, drawn up by the EU Convention, as evidence that Britain is being dragged into a federal superstate.


What the........... lol didnt see this coming

[David]

Damn forogt link. Read Here

[Malus]

I like being American.

[Shaith]

yeah, it means watching pirated BBC TV shows and not paying the damn fees :P

[craig5320]

I aint ever gonna be the United States Of Europe. Ever.

[reno]

and 80 million germans swore they'd never merge economies with economicaly failing countries such as france and spain...but now they have the Euro...

[Smoothdrive]

Lol..yeah USE rules !! and we'll be the boss

Heard some Belgians comment yesterday that the Dutch are the Americans of Europe..they think faster, they talk faster, they want to have everything organised, they are smarter in business, they are arrogant.

SO what stupid Belgians..who ever heard of you guys in the world except for the Kongo ? even your national product is called French fries instead of Belgian Fries lol lol

[RIV@NVX]

Eurepoean Union is some kinda US of E. Same money, same laws, but many countries.

[JavaFox]

I was wondering something, and I hope that maybe a French speaker could help me out. In French, the United States of America is "Etats-Unis d'Amérique." I've seen labels that say "Fabriqué en E.U." for "Made in the US" -- so if the abbreviated version of "US" is "EU" in French, how does one abbreviate European Union in that language?

[Smoothdrive]

Don't speak French but think its CE or EC for Commitee Europ or Europ Commitee which is a bummer since that will clash with the CE mark :s