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minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 天前Yes, Denmark is but Greenland is not. Greenland is considered an OCT, Overseas Countries and Territory, associated to the EU.
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 天前France probably has a vested interest in ensuring that the EU defends overseas territories of its member states for some reason.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 天前Some of France’s overseas territories are actually part of the EU. It’s different than Greenland.
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 天前Perhaps they want to set the firmest precedent they can get in this regard? Seems like it’d be better for their purposes than some sorta flimsy technicality.
Yes, Denmark is but Greenland is not. Greenland is considered an OCT, Overseas Countries and Territory, associated to the EU.
France probably has a vested interest in ensuring that the EU defends overseas territories of its member states for some reason.
Some of France’s overseas territories are actually part of the EU. It’s different than Greenland.
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Perhaps they want to set the firmest precedent they can get in this regard? Seems like it’d be better for their purposes than some sorta flimsy technicality.