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European Commission (eu_commission@social.network.europa.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:36 UTC European Commission

👋 Hello, 2024!
As we step into this new year, we are filled with anticipation and excitement as we look forward to celebrating the 20th anniversary of the biggest enlargement in 🇪🇺 history!
On 1 May 2004, our EU family became even stronger and more inclusive when 10 new countries joined our Union:
🇨🇾Cyprus
🇨🇿Czechia
🇪🇪Estonia
🇭🇺Hungary
🇱🇻Latvia
🇱🇹Lithuania
🇲🇹Malta
🇵🇱Poland
🇸🇰Slovakia
🇸🇮Slovenia
Happy Accession Anniversary!
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1. A stylised digit 20 is filled with coloured lines that form flags of 10 European countries that were part of the Big EU Enlargement in 2004. The text under the digit reads ‘EU enlargement anniversary.’
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- Shackleton 🧭 (shackleton@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:33 UTC Shackleton 🧭
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  - Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
  @clacke true. We can only hope for a change.
  
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- Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:34 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
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  - Shackleton 🧭
  @shackleton Poland seems to be getting better. Maybe Hungary will too, given enough time and pressure.
  
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- Shackleton 🧭 (shackleton@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:35 UTC Shackleton 🧭
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  @EU_Commission 🇭🇺 was clearly a mistake
  
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- WTL (wtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:38 UTC WTL
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  - Steffen Christensen
  - bossito 🇪🇺
  @Bossito @EU_Commission @Wikisteff I think some European influences here would be an ideal thing. Plus, we have maple syrup. And poutine. And in some cases, maple poutine, which is a wonder to behold unto itself. 🤣
  
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- bossito 🇪🇺 (bossito@mastodon.green)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:43 UTC bossito 🇪🇺
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  - WTL
  - Steffen Christensen
  @WTL the EU should work closely with Canada, but Canada is too big to join, too big and too American. However avoiding ETA/ETIAS for travelling between the 2 blocks would be great @EU_Commission @Wikisteff
  
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- WTL (wtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 14:02:44 UTC WTL
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  - Steffen Christensen
  @EU_Commission @Wikisteff Now that Canada officially shares a land border with Denmark now that the Whiskey War has been settled (for those who don't know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_War), I believe it would be reasonable to start discussing the possibility of Canada joining the European Union.
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  1. Whisky War
    
    The Whisky War, also known as the Liquor Wars, was a bloodless war and border dispute between the Kingdom of Denmark and Canada over Hans Island. Between 1973 and 2022, the island was under dispute between the two nations, although never amounting to direct conflict or violence.Both countries agreed on a process in 2005 to resolve the issue, which was finally settled in 2022, resulting in the creation of a land border on the island between the two states. Background Hans Island (known as Tartupaluk in Greenlandic) is in the middle of the Kennedy Channel between Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Hans Island is approximately 1.3 km2 in size and is barren. Hans Island is not inhabited, although, through the 19th century, it was used by indigenous Inuit populations in the area. The Canadian claim to the island arose from the 1880 purchase of Hudson's Bay Company land to Canadian Government territory. The Danish argument was that Hans Island was vital to their indigenous populations for fishing, creating an integral part of the nearby Greenlandic area. ...