Unece
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Originally Posted by Walkabout
Who knew about the UNECE?
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Formed in 1947, these are the guys who make the key decisions in many areas of competency and who pass on those decisions to the middlemen of the EU who then pass those tablets of stone down to the club members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...ion_for_Europe
There are 56 members, not just the current 28 "little Europeans" of the EU; effectively, the EU is a sub-regional grouping when seen from the UN perspective.
The UK was a founder member. So was Russia, as was France but Germany was more of a late-comer along with Canada (correct, Canada).
Many of the ex-soviet countries joined in 1955, at the height of the cold war. Others signed up after the Berlin wall was breached.
Even Israel is a member of this European grouping (see the UN agenda 21); but they take part in the Eurovision song contest also.
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Dave
Last edited by Walkabout; 7 Mar 2016 at 09:48.
Reason: Tidied up the discourse
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