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Originally Posted by Hugh
Once again, up to the U.K. Government to ship them back - can’t blame the EU if we don’t enforce the rules...
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We were shipping them back.
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Figures obtained by the BBC reveal that in the year to May 2017, 698 homeless EU nationals were targeted and removed from the country.
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Originally Posted by Angua
The first European elections were held in 1979. The EU did not suddenly spring into existence in 1993, it grew over time from the seed of an idea following WW2. The peace that began, spread to a united Germany, Poland out from under the yolk of the USSR, along with all the other eastern countries joining the EU.
Peace & unity are great things to work towards. Just sad that xenophobia seems to be getting too much air time.
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It was the European ECONOMIC community before 1993.
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Treaty on European Union - Maastricht Treaty
Signed: 7 February 1992
Entered into force: 1 November 1993
Purpose: to prepare for European Monetary Union and introduce elements of a political union (citizenship, common foreign and internal affairs policy).
Main changes: establishment of the European Union and introduction of the co-decision procedure, giving Parliament more say in decision-making. New forms of cooperation between EU governments – for example on defence and justice and home affairs.
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The fact remains that countries that are now in the EU, were at peace when they were outside it.