Former German Foreign Minister Gabriel proposes Canada's EU membership

[elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world]

For the regulations, I think slowly changing them to fit to EU standards, so industries can catch up, would be the best.

As for exports towards the US, aren't there already institutions (like the Trade and Technology Council) used by US and EU for trade to be efficient despite regulation and standard diferences?

Of course, I don't much about anything, so I'm mostly throwing stuff at the wall and see what sticks.

[kidplayer_666@lemm.ee]

You could argue for it being culturally European though

[allnewtypeface@leminal.space]

Would Canada be obliged to switch to 230V mains electricity, or could it keep 110V?

[pupbiru@aussie.zone]

it would be kinda funny if UKs former colonies joined after brexit

[pubquiz@lemmy.world]

Finally an option that doesn't involve "negotiating" with a dementia-ridden publicity whore. I'd vote YES!!!

[kbal@fedia.io]

Okay everyone, time to get started working on a Eurovision entry.

[lumidaub@feddit.org]

I mean, arguably, conditions permitting, you don't necessarily need to be an actual, full fledged member of anything to participate. But in any case, yes, please do, we need new blood.

[bobs_monkey@lemm.ee]

Retooling the entire country would be a shit show at best, and prohibitively expensive, so they'd likely stay at their current spec. Also, energy trade is quite profitable, and for geographic regions it makes sense to keep standards aligned.

[corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca]

Our borders are sound, and we're not at war.

We have a land border with Denmark and a Sea border with France.

Let's go !

[jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de]

It's not about selling electricity, it's about having a single market for electrical devices. There's no single market if most products don't work in one country. Even different AC plugs are only allowed because adapters are cheap and using different plugs for Ireland and Italy is a minor change in the production line.

[jumi@lemmy.world]

That would be so cool if I could visit Canada without any visa or other shit.

[quittenbrot@feddit.org]

Well Canada, you know what that means...:

[akasazh@feddit.nl]

Céline Dion once more, or Justin Bieber?

[hubi@feddit.org]

Georgia is a EU candidate and it's neither in Europe nor bordering a EU state. It should definitely be possible.

[brotundspiele@feddit.org]

Europe is not well defined, there are different opinions where Europe ends and Asia begins. Depending on the definition you choose, Georgia can be seen as partially or even completely in Europe.

On the other hand, there is not much discussion that the Atlantic is the western border of Europe, so Canada is definitely not in Europe.

[brotundspiele@feddit.org]

If Trump pulls through with his plans to invade Canada and Greenland, the only Canadian products exportable to the US are artillery grenades and bullets anyway.

[archmageazor@lemmy.world]

Maybe call it something other than the European Union in that case?

[felixcress@lemmy.world]

We can have colonies in North America again.

[philpo@feddit.org]

Georgia is absolutely within Europa by geographical, historically and politically.
The eastern and southern reaches of the Caucasus mountains define the border towards Asia in that region.

[philpo@feddit.org]

Was about to say that: Sea border wise you are closer to France than the British are.

(Fun fact: Do you know which country has the longest land border to France? .....it's Brazil)