tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37603352.post7665362126007831877..comments2023-05-02T04:46:16.510+00:00Comments on Martin McKee's blog: Martin McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05654848515875160991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37603352.post-54417954841481892362007-04-15T09:07:00.000+00:002007-04-15T09:07:00.000+00:00I stand corrected - thanks for the clarification. ...I stand corrected - thanks for the clarification. What I should have said was that some of the islands that now make up the Netherlands Antilles will become municipalities of The Netherlands while Aruba will continue as an associated state and CuraƧao and Sint Maarten will also assume this status.Martin McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654848515875160991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37603352.post-65444494440933255712007-04-12T14:04:00.000+00:002007-04-12T14:04:00.000+00:00As I understand it, the small Dutch islands of Bon...As I understand it, the small Dutch islands of Bonaire, Stata and Saba will be absorbed into the Netherlands, and thus into the EU, but the news that this will also happen to St. Maarten, Curacao and Aruba, first announced by you, will come as a surprise to the hapless people of the Netherlands AntillesIslanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399016486306487626noreply@blogger.com