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Is the UK losing European support on the Falklands?

by moveforward on May 12, 2013

Is the UK losing European support on the Falklands?

Is the UK losing European support on the Falklands?

While many would have assumed that the subject of the Falklands/Malvinas was well and truly put into perspective with the recent referendum, voting overwhelmingly in favour of remaining part of the UK, it seems that some European politicians think otherwise. If reports are correct, a number of European MPs have privately suggested that the European Parliament does not recognise the U.K.’s sovereignty over the islands.

These views were made public by an array of Argentine lawmakers in Buenos Aires who have been in contact with their European counterparts. So where does this leave the UK? [click to continue…]

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