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Holland Says No To The Eu.
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Holland has rejected a Brussels plot to work with the Ukraine, could this be a boost for the ‘leave’ campaign?
/// The treaty, which would see a major shift in political, trade and defence co-operation between the EU and Ukraine has been automatically accepted in 27 member states, including Britain. ///
/// The Netherlands is the only country to oppose the plan creating a major stumbling block in what many considered would be the first step in Ukraine becoming a member of the EU. ///
Holland has rejected a Brussels plot to work with the Ukraine, could this be a boost for the ‘leave’ campaign?
/// The treaty, which would see a major shift in political, trade and defence co-operation between the EU and Ukraine has been automatically accepted in 27 member states, including Britain. ///
/// The Netherlands is the only country to oppose the plan creating a major stumbling block in what many considered would be the first step in Ukraine becoming a member of the EU. ///
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I don't think the result is binding. It was more of a consultation, and the Dutch Government can easily ignore it.
It is insulting to refer to 'the Ukraine'. When Russia regarded the country as the an annexe of Russia, they used the term 'the Ukraine'. we should never have used the term ourselves, but it is completely meaningless after the fall of the Soviet Empire.
It is insulting to refer to 'the Ukraine'. When Russia regarded the country as the an annexe of Russia, they used the term 'the Ukraine'. we should never have used the term ourselves, but it is completely meaningless after the fall of the Soviet Empire.
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Jackdaw,
It's the other way around...
// "The Ukraine" is incorrect both grammatically and politically, says Oksana Kyzyma of the Embassy of Ukraine in London.
"Ukraine is both the conventional short and long name of the country," she says. "This name is stated in the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence and Constitution."
The use of the article relates to the time before independence in 1991, when Ukraine was a republic of the Soviet Union known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, she says. Since then, it should be merely Ukraine.
There is no definite article in the Ukrainian or Russian languages and there is another theory why it crept into the English language.
Those who called it "the Ukraine" in English must have known that the word meant "borderland", says Anatoly Liberman, a professor at the University of Minnesota with a specialism in etymology. So they referred to it as "the borderland".
"After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukrainians probably decided that the article denigrated their country [by identifying it as a part of Russia] and abolished 'the' while speaking English, so now it is simply Ukraine. //
It's the other way around...
// "The Ukraine" is incorrect both grammatically and politically, says Oksana Kyzyma of the Embassy of Ukraine in London.
"Ukraine is both the conventional short and long name of the country," she says. "This name is stated in the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence and Constitution."
The use of the article relates to the time before independence in 1991, when Ukraine was a republic of the Soviet Union known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, she says. Since then, it should be merely Ukraine.
There is no definite article in the Ukrainian or Russian languages and there is another theory why it crept into the English language.
Those who called it "the Ukraine" in English must have known that the word meant "borderland", says Anatoly Liberman, a professor at the University of Minnesota with a specialism in etymology. So they referred to it as "the borderland".
"After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukrainians probably decided that the article denigrated their country [by identifying it as a part of Russia] and abolished 'the' while speaking English, so now it is simply Ukraine. //
//I am certain that when it comes to the referendum there will be a significant majority in favor of 'stay'. //
The latest poll prediction is 51% stay 49% common sense out. The gap has narrowed by 5% in 3 weeks, and the stayers have already run out of reasons to remain in. As long as we outers keep on exposing the downright lies and misinformation of the stay in volunteer slaves, we should escape the clutches of the EUSSR.
The latest poll prediction is 51% stay 49% common sense out. The gap has narrowed by 5% in 3 weeks, and the stayers have already run out of reasons to remain in. As long as we outers keep on exposing the downright lies and misinformation of the stay in volunteer slaves, we should escape the clutches of the EUSSR.
