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the Empire ended in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong before the EU existed
by blibble 4y ago
the Empire ended in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong
before the EU existed
- ploika 4y agoThe EEC became the EU in 1993.
- 4ad 4y agoThe EU was founded in 1993, and traces its roots back to EEC (1957) and ECSC (1951).
- blibble 4y agoit is quite clear in the Maastrict treaty that the EU was a newly established entity that absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of the former entities (in the same way the United States absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of Great Britain in the 13 colonies) (regardless, I got my dates wrong, I was thinking of Nice...)
- yuppie_scum 4y agoBuddy take the L on that comment
- zxexz 4y agoDo you mean the eurozone? The EU as we know it today came into existence (Maastricht treaty). The eurozone was 1999.