[Assam] European Union and South Asian Federation
kamal deka
kjit.deka at gmail.com
Sun Jun 13 10:59:15 PDT 2010
>>> of the fake federalism touted about India,
was not only a very bad one, but also was a dishonest one<<<
What is phony about India's federal structure? Please explain.1.2
billion people may derive some benefit from your sermon.
>>>That is one of the reasons for creating the whatchmacallit out of the many independent nations<<<
RS has already explained about that.
KJD
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jun 13, 2010, at 10:19 AM, kamal deka wrote:
>
>>>>> Are there OTHER way of defining it?<<<
>>
>> That's why,I used the word " one way".
>
>
> *** Did I ever notice or what :-)? That is why I countered with the query
> if there are
> OTHER ways. Because the first way, of the fake federalism touted about
> India,
> was not only a very bad one, but also was a dishonest one.
>
>
>
>> As political pundits say, the
>> European Union of today is neither a confederation nor a federation,
>> but rather an association of compound states.
>
>
> *** I am not hung up on nomenclature. We can call it whatchmacallit .
> What is inherent in the concept is what matters.
>
>
>> EU has a central component, too.As I understand,it operates according
>> to the principle of subsidiarity, which dictates that action by the EU
>> will be taken where an objective cannot be sufficiently achieved by
>> the member states alone.
>
>
> *** That is one of the reasons for creating the whatchmacallit out of the
> many
> independent nations.
>
> Question is , can some such structure be beneficial for the south-asian
> subcontinent,
> in which individual countries ( states) can remain sovereign, yet benefit
> from open
> borders, open trade, travel, development of scarce and/or shared resources
> like rivers,
> healthcare, education, cultural activities and so forth.
>
> The big economic winner in such a set-up will be India and Indians. . But it
> will also benefit the
> surrounding less developed countries. MOst of all it will diffuse the
> trans-migration issue
> and can offer a win-win solution to Assam's sovereignty aspirations as well.
>
> Won't it, if it could be pulled off?
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
>> KJD
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Jun 13, 2010, at 9:38 AM, kamal deka wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> The ol', when ordinary-reasoning-fails, turn-to-
>>>>>>> pseudo-philosophy-routine<<<
>>>>
>>>> I,too,dismiss off your reasoning as mambo-jumbo:-)
>>>>
>>>>>>> language is playing tricks again in desi-minds, making a federation
>>>>>>> seem
>>>>
>>>> like a re-union.<<<
>>>>
>>>> Federation,in one way,
>>>
>>>
>>> **** Are there OTHER way of defining it? Other than below?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> can be defined as a group of states with a
>>>> central government but independence in internal affairs.The catch
>>>> phrase is " central government". India,for example, is a federal
>>>> constitutional republic consisting of 28 states and seven union
>>>> territories with a parliamentary system of democracy.The rest is
>>>> self-explanatory.
>>>
>>>
>>> **** What about EU ? Is it same as India, the FAKE federal state?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> WHY it is good for India to hold on to Assam OR WHY it is bad for
>>>>>>> Assam
>>>>>>> to be free?<<<
>>>>
>>>> Power of a fist vs power of a finger. United we stand,divided we
>>>> fall.As simple as that.That's why we have The United States ,The
>>>> United Kingdom or UAE et al.
>>>> KJD
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once you stop believing in shooting first and asking questions
>>>>>>
>>>>>> later,every obscurity will be clear and comprehensible.
>>>>>
>>>>> ######
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't believe in building castles in the mirage.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> **** The ol', when ordinary-reasoning-fails, turn-to-
>>>>> pseudo-philosophy-routine
>>>>> here eh :-)?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> And what does India lose? Assam? B'deshi cheap labor? Or the
>>>>>> lungi menace?
>>>>>> I am stumped ! Any help in sorting it out :-)?<<<
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am equally stumped not by the brilliance of the argument but rather
>>>>>> lack of it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> **** It was a QUESTION, looking for an answer, NOT an argument for or
>>>>> against the proposition that brings so much consternation.
>>>>> I can imagine why the answer is so elusive however. It is another of
>>>>> those
>>>>> confounding questions that many of our friends won't touch with a forty
>>>>> feet
>>>>> pole, while flailing around it to no end, very similar to the question
>>>>> of
>>>>> WHY it is good for India to hold on to Assam OR WHY it is bad for Assam
>>>>> to
>>>>> be
>>>>> free? I have been unable to entice even the most informed, articulate
>>>>> and
>>>>> passionately anti-Assam-sovereignty friends of ours here to take that
>>>>> bait
>>>>> in
>>>>> all these years. Must be a scary-as-all-hell question, that :-)!
>>>>>
>>>>> But I leave both these sets of questions open--in case a daredevil
>>>>> appears amongst the opponents and flexes her/his intellectual muscles
>>>>> to take them on, instead of just-saying-no :-).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Should Assam become independent, it will be natural for Assam
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to be
>>>>>> a part of such a federation too.<<<
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why break away in the first place --only to join later? I just don't
>>>>>> get this sort of hogwash:-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> **** Um, let' s see now: Join later? Where did that come from? I don't
>>>>> recall
>>>>> that DD proposed any such thing or yours truly seconded or defended
>>>>> or attempted to propagate the notion, UNLESS, this damned English
>>>>> language is playing tricks again in desi-minds, making a federation
>>>>> seem
>>>>> like a re-union. How I wished we could write in a language we all
>>>>> understand
>>>>> equally well, in which a ' suktiboddho raastro xomuh' will not appear
>>>>> to
>>>>> be
>>>>> the same
>>>>> as a 'punor-xongjwjit-raastro' :-).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 12, 2010, at 6:55 PM, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There is no contradiction here. Not even by a long shot, obscure
>>>>>>>>> American idioms or not.<<<
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once you stop believing in shooting first and asking questions
>>>>>> later,every obscurity will be clear and comprehensible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But will it be a bad idea to TRY and make it happen?<<<
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't believe in building castles in the mirage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> to gain from it, that its B'deshi migration problem might get
>>>>>>>>> alleviated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And what does India lose? Assam? B'deshi cheap labor? Or the
>>>>>> lungi menace?
>>>>>> I am stumped ! Any help in sorting it out :-)?<<<
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am equally stumped not by the brilliance of the argument but rather
>>>>>> lack of it.When Assam's very existence will be on the verge of
>>>>>> extinction,the question of illegal migration will remain out of the
>>>>>> equation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Should Assam become independent, it will be natural for Assam
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to be
>>>>>> a part of such a federation too.<<<
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why break away in the first place --only to join later? I just don't
>>>>>> get this sort of hogwash:-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> KJD
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> but I
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> can say with certainty that this particular idiom is apt in
>>>>>>>> connection
>>>>>>>> with the discussion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **** OK, since it is not about semantics, I accept your verdict.
>>>>>>> Having done that, let us now examine the two competing sides,
>>>>>>> the conflict from which some of us might have something to gain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Should India, Pakistan, B'desh, SriLanka, Bhutan and Nepal
>>>>>>> get together in some sort of a federation, as I might be screaming
>>>>>>> for them to do, what do *I* gain from that? Oh, yes Assam does have
>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>> to gain from it, that its B'deshi migration problem might get
>>>>>>> alleviated.
>>>>>>> And what does India lose? Assam? B'deshi cheap labor? Or the
>>>>>>> lungi menace?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am stumped ! Any help in sorting it out :-)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I explained before the difference between ideal
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> world and a real world.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **** Surely I can appreciate that. The real world of India Pakistan
>>>>>>> and B'desh reels from the centuries old Hindu-Muslim conflicts.
>>>>>>> Thus for the three to set aside their blood feuds may take a lot of
>>>>>>> doing.
>>>>>>> And it may NOT happen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But will it be a bad idea to TRY and make it happen?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By getting together I don't mean or imply that they merge or attempt
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> merge
>>>>>>> into one country, re-unify. They should NOT. It will be a bad idea.
>>>>>>> They
>>>>>>> can remain separate
>>>>>>> countries , but yet work together in many areas for mutual benefit,
>>>>>>> while
>>>>>>> bringing
>>>>>>> the ancient conflicts to an end.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ram alluded to the ancient hatreds that will prevent it from
>>>>>>> happening,
>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>> you do.
>>>>>>> My point is that these hatreds are not something imprinted on the
>>>>>>> genes,
>>>>>>> like perhaps
>>>>>>> a caste might be :-). And thus they can be reduced, if not
>>>>>>> eradicated.
>>>>>>> Surely it
>>>>>>> will take leadership and farsightedness to affect it. It is a man
>>>>>>> made
>>>>>>> condition and
>>>>>>> thus man can rise to undo it, should they wish to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **** Now about the purported dichotomy of my position espousing
>>>>>>> Assam
>>>>>>> sovereignty:
>>>>>>> There is none! Should Assam become independent, it will be natural
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> Assam
>>>>>>> to be
>>>>>>> a part of such a federation too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **** It is not like I am advocating a secession of Assam on the one
>>>>>>> hand,
>>>>>>> and on the other
>>>>>>> advocating a re-union of India, B'desh Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
>>>>>>> Just
>>>>>>> like it is a good
>>>>>>> idea for Pakistan, B'Desh, Nepal etc. to remain the masters of their
>>>>>>> own
>>>>>>> destiny, so it is
>>>>>>> for Assam.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is no contradiction here. Not even by a long shot, obscure
>>>>>>> American
>>>>>>> idioms or not.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 12, 2010, at 1:38 PM, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Obviously it is a case of a misapplied idiom<<<
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes,I may not have a good command over English idiom as you do, but
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> can say with certainty that this particular idiom is apt in
>>>>>>>> connection
>>>>>>>> with the discussion.I will never stand corrected.
>>>>>>>> On one end of the spectrum,you are screaming on the idea that these
>>>>>>>> countries should join together to form a federation while on the
>>>>>>>> opposite end,you support the ULFA's cause of India's disintegration.
>>>>>>>> This is what I call,once again,work both sides of the street.What is
>>>>>>>> good or bad in this? I explained before the difference between ideal
>>>>>>>> world and a real world.Why should anyone pursue a fool's errand?
>>>>>>>> KJD
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Jun 11, 2010, at 5:36 PM, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Again,it reminds me of a proverbial saying that goes---playing
>>>>>>>>>> both
>>>>>>>>>> sides from the middle
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *** You mean "playing both sides, AGAINST ( not from) the middle,
>>>>>>>>> right
>>>>>>>>> :-)?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But HOW does that apply in this situation? The idiom means: "---to
>>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> make two
>>>>>>>>> people or groups compete with each other in order to get an
>>>>>>>>> advantage
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>> oneself"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *** Who are the two competing sides here, whom this bad person, the
>>>>>>>>> messenger,
>>>>>>>>> is attempting to play against each other, to reap the benefits for
>>>>>>>>> himself
>>>>>>>>> therefrom?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Obviously it is a case of a misapplied idiom. But so be it. I won't
>>>>>>>>> dwell
>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But returning to the subject at hand, let us analyze what is
>>>>>>>>> involved.
>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>> has two
>>>>>>>>> parts:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A: Is the proposition GOOD, or beneficial, or has the potential
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> ameliorate,
>>>>>>>>> if not eradicate the problem, namely uncontrolled migration?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> B: If it is good, then we will look into how to achieve it. If,
>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>> the other hand,
>>>>>>>>> it is not a good idea, then we must examine WHY it is not a good
>>>>>>>>> idea.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We can't just demonize the proposition, because we do not trust the
>>>>>>>>> messenger or have
>>>>>>>>> doubts about his motives. It is OK to doubt the motives, but since
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> NOT
>>>>>>>>> about him,
>>>>>>>>> we, as thinking people have to revert back to the fundamentals of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> proposition, its
>>>>>>>>> possible benefits or its absence.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *** IF you think the proposition is an undesirable one, pray tell
>>>>>>>>> us
>>>>>>>>> why.
>>>>>>>>> It could be bad.
>>>>>>>>> But you will have to tell us why it is bad or undesirable. The
>>>>>>>>> least
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> could do.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *** IF it is NOT bad, then we go on to examine how to achieve it.
>>>>>>>>> Nobody
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> suggesting it
>>>>>>>>> is a piece of cake. Obviously it will be an uphill battle. But
>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>> be ways if there is the will.
>>>>>>>>> That is the critical point.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *** To denounce or demonize the proposition, just because one does
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>> the proposer
>>>>>>>>> or has doubts about his motives, is not the reaction of a
>>>>>>>>> thoughtful
>>>>>>>>> person.
>>>>>>>>> It makes the critic look
>>>>>>>>> like someone who does not really want to see a solution. Doesn't
>>>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Chan Mahanta
>>>>>>>>>> <cmahanta at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well, let us see if we can DE-Mystify this:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Allow me to agree that the mystifier here is a bad person, an
>>>>>>>>>>> ULFA-Pal
>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>> the image of say, a terrorist
>>>>>>>>>>> pal like Obama as the great American intellectual Sarah Palin
>>>>>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>>>>>> say.
>>>>>>>>>>> But
>>>>>>>>>>> he is just a messenger. Is the
>>>>>>>>>>> message he is carrying, sullied by his personal failings?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Or is the message a bad one? An undesirable one?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> IF, the message is bad, why so? Is it because it will harm India?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> And if it is NOT a bad message, that it would not only be in
>>>>>>>>>>> (India's
>>>>>>>>>>> interest, but also its neighbors, then
>>>>>>>>>>> why tar-and-feather the message, pooh-pooh it, because of the
>>>>>>>>>>> messenger's
>>>>>>>>>>> personal failures?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Would a thinking person, able or willing to reason, do that? Cut
>>>>>>>>>>> his/her
>>>>>>>>>>> own nose to spite the face?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That IS the question here.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Will we be blessed with an explanation?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 10, 2010, at 8:04 PM, kamal deka wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That's exactly how an ULFA's pal engages himself in an exercise
>>>>>>>>>>>> called
>>>>>>>>>>>> MYSTIFICATION!!
>>>>>>>>>>>> Somebody,please let me know if there is a superior double talker
>>>>>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>>>>>> this.
>>>>>>>>>>>> KJD
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani
>>>>>>>>>>>> <absarangapani at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that something? Some are visioning of one big united
>>>>>>>>>>>>> world
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>>>>> are trying to divide one little (or big) country that they
>>>>>>>>>>>>> live
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Sushanta Kar <pragyan.tsc50 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:56:30
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: <assam at assamnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Assam] European Union and South Asian Federation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the Dream, most of the people is visioning these days.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> People
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> this region will sure go for it!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I support your proposal Dilipda!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sushanta
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: 10 June 2010 23:22
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Assam] European Union and South Asian Federation
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> world
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> assam at assamnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Precisely!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 10, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am sure most netters have read european history and know how
>>>>>>>>>>>>> viciously
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > the european tribes (and subsequently nations) fought for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> centuries.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> World
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > wars I and II were fought in Europe. If those people can
>>>>>>>>>>>>> form
>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> economic
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > and political union for the sake of survival, what is wrong
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> expecting
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (also Sri Lanka, Nepal and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bhutan
>>>>>>>>>>>>> possibly)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > to form a federation?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > There are 27 members in the EU and it is growing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Dilip
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > ===========================================================
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Member states
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > The continental territories of the member states of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> European
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Union
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > (European Communities pre-1993), animated in order of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> accession.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Albania
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Austria
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Belarus
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Belgium
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Bos.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > & Herz.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Bulgaria
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Croatia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Cyprus
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Czech
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Rep.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Denmark
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Estonia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Finland
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > France
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Germany
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Greece
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Hungary
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Iceland
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Ireland
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Italy
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Latvia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Lithuania
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Luxembourg
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Mac.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Malta?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Moldova
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Mont.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Netherlands
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Norway
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Poland
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Portugal
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Romania
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Russia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Serbia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Slovakia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Slovenia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Spain
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Sweden
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Switz-
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > erland
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Turkey
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Ukraine
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > United
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Kingdom
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > European Union is composed of 27 sovereign Member States:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Austria,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Belgium,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Finland,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> France,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Luxembourg,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Republic,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[30]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > The Union's membership has grown from the original six
>>>>>>>>>>>>> founding
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > states-Belgium, France, (then-West) Germany, Italy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Luxembourg
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Netherlands-to the present day 27 by successive enlargements
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> countries
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > acceded to the treaties and by doing so, pooled their
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sovereignty
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > exchange for representation in the institutions.[31]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > To join the EU a country must meet the Copenhagen criteria,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> defined
>>>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 1993 Copenhagen European Council. These require a stable
>>>>>>>>>>>>> democracy
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > respects human rights and the rule of law; a functioning
>>>>>>>>>>>>> market
>>>>>>>>>>>>> economy
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > capable of competition within the EU; and the acceptance of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> obligations
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > of membership, including EU law. Evaluation of a country's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> fulfilment
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > criteria is the responsibility of the European Council.[32]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > No member state has ever left the Union, although Greenland
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> autonomous
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > province of Denmark) withdrew in 1985. The Lisbon Treaty now
>>>>>>>>>>>>> provides
>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > clause dealing with how a member leaves the EU.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > There are three official candidate countries, Croatia,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Macedonia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Turkey. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iceland are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > officially recognised as potential candidates.[33] Kosovo is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>>>>>>> listed as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > a potential candidate but the European Commission does not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> list
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > independent country because not all member states recognise
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > independent country separate from Serbia.[34]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Four Western European countries that have chosen not to join
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> EU
>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > partly committed to the EU's economy and regulations:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iceland,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>>>>> has now
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > applied for membership, Liechtenstein and Norway, which are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> part
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > single market through the European Economic Area, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Switzerland,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> which has
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > similar ties through bilateral treaties.[35][36] The
>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationships
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > European microstates, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vatican
>>>>>>>>>>>>> include
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > the use of the euro and other areas of co-operation.[37]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >_______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > assam mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > assam at assamnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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