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[โ€“] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 hours ago (4 children)

Nah we just need a fancy team name for the not-absolute-fuck-head countries.

I mean EU is Europe and I fucking love you guys but down here in Australia we can't just up and move the continent to Europe.

I don't think the name should be dependent on membership like BRICS or whatever because you don't want to have to rebrand when you kick someone out or let someone in.

I think it should include a word like collaborative because honestly, that's what it's about - we're better off working together.

It's also important to choose a name with a catchy acronym that isn't already taken.

Maybe Collaborative Union of Nice Terran States.

[โ€“] Matombo@feddit.org 3 points 1 hour ago

A-tier shitpost ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] Matombo@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago

EBU EU whats the difference?

If Australia can be part of the Eurovision song contest so It can be of the EU. Also everybody already asume anyway that you are just Austria.

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I like "Commonwealth".

But I re-read your comment and the initialism is a solid option.

[โ€“] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Yeah but commonwealth has connotations that don't apply.

[โ€“] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 hours ago

How about "The Commonsense"?

[โ€“] Sas@beehaw.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Let's go CUNTS!

[โ€“] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 9 minutes ago

Actually, the EU has a whole bouquet of options for countries that want to cooperate with it. It can be trade agreements, free trade area, currency union, Schengen Area and so on. Norway, Switzerland and Turkey are examples of different degrees of associated status.

But be aware that any full EU membership would non-negotiable include the right of not only companies but also people to move freely in the common area - yes, that would mean that any EU citizen has the right to move to and live in Canada, and vice versa, as long as these persons can support themselves.

[โ€“] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

As much as I like Canada compared to the US, they are not European by any stretch of the imagination. I'd be for free trade and free movement as a beginning, but part of the European Union is a bit much.

[โ€“] doodledup@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

It's not possible by current legislation aswell. You need to be on the European continent to join the EU.

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

aswell

Not a word, my dude.

[โ€“] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

This is English, anything can be a word, it just has to be used enough, and understood aswell. I think it's perfectly cromulent.

[โ€“] Redex68@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

No, technically you just need to be "European", which is never strictly defined anywhere. It was being considered that Algeria join after all, but it didn't happen because of the civil war (from my understanding of the situation). Canada is one of the most European-like non Europe countries, so it would kinda fit.

[โ€“] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 49 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Cool. I'm not offended by that. 28th member sounds respecta. 51st state, not so much. ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 37 points 16 hours ago

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[โ€“] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 24 points 15 hours ago

Canada joins EU, blue states join Canada. Bada bing, bada boom

[โ€“] gorillaNdaMist@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago

Let's do it.

[โ€“] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii please ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

C.h.o.w? Nice.

[โ€“] stoy@lemmy.zip 13 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It would mean replacing The CAD with the EUR, would be kinda funny to see EU flags on the border between the US and Canada though...

[โ€“] martin_uieafa@feddit.org 20 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

In fact, the following EU countries do not (yet) use the euro, but their own currency:
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Sweden

[โ€“] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] stoy@lemmy.zip 9 points 14 hours ago

Denmark has a dispensation they arranged when forming the EU.

Sweden and the other countries does not.

When joining the EU you are commited to switching to the Euro when you have fullfilled the criteria for doing so, Sweden has decided to not fullfill the criterias required and will therefore keep the Krona for the forseeable future.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

In theory they're legally obligated to switch one day. In practice Romania is being blocked by other EU members.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 14 hours ago

You can still decorate your Euros how you want, so we could keep our beavers and loons.

[โ€“] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

W name in this context lmao frfr ong

[โ€“] crimeschneck@feddit.nl 6 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

If Canada joins EU, should we change its name? Any suggestions?

[โ€“] Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works 43 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Why change? Canada is a perfectly good name.

[โ€“] Redex68@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I didn't even realise this comment was a joke and was confused at OPs question, until I realized they were thinking about the EU.

[โ€“] DmMacniel@feddit.org 10 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

We could name it the UE. United Earth.

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Federated union of nations.

[โ€“] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

Why not EU (earth united)

[โ€“] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 4 hours ago

Super Earth. Our home.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 14 hours ago

Northern Union? Atlantic Union?

Honestly keeping it the EU might be the easiest.

[โ€“] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Well you could say it's a treaty of organisations all located by the North Atlantic... TONA? I dunno, it could never work!

[โ€“] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago

ATON - Atlantic Treaty Organization of the North?

[โ€“] kuerbiskernoel@feddit.org 2 points 13 hours ago

Should be something that works in most languages

[โ€“] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 points 15 hours ago

I completely forgot that this guy was our foreign minister for over a year.

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