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The countries in the EU are known as 'Member States'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state
by robertskmiles 15y ago
The countries in the EU are known as 'Member States'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Un...
Edit: Also the author of the piece is a native of an EU member state
Edit2: Also now that I look I don't actually see the article mention the word 'state'.
What the hell, man?
- zachgreen 15y agoI think he was simply implying that Germany doesn't control the rest of the countries in Europe like the US government controls its states.
- sipefree 15y agoThey don't control the rest of Europe (though right now with the Euro situation they probably just about do), however there are provisions for legal precedent in one Member State to apply in every. I have no idea how it works and when it applies, though. It's definitely not so direct as in the U.S.
- krzyk 15y agoCourts in Europe are not precedence-based. At least not in all countries. Here (Poland) there is no such thing as precedence in courts, not to mention basing a verdict on precedence in foreign court.