Talk:Isle of Man/Archive 1
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Q Is the Isle of Man part of the European Union?
A No the Isle of Man is not part of the European Union but has a special relationship set out in Protocol 3 of the Act of Accession, annexed to the Treaty of Accession 1972, by which the United Kingdom became a member of the EEC. Under the above Protocol, the Isle of Man is part of the customs territory of the Union and it follows that the Common Customs Tariff, levies and other agricultural import measures apply to trade between the Isle of Man and non-member countries and that there is free movement of goods in trade between the Isle of Man and the Union as regards industrial and agricultural products.
I think Ellan Vannin is in the European Union, though European law has a restricted effect dues to the act of accession. Might be worth updating. Francis Davey
I think Iceland also claims to have the oldest parliament. Anyone know which is older?
The Iceland parliament dates to 980 CE. I don't know the date for Isle of Man but probably newer?
The Tynwald bills itself as the oldest continuous parliament and had it millenium celebration in 1979. Apparently this means the Icelandic parliament is "discontinuous"? The Althing was founded in 930 but one website talks about the restoration of parliament in 1845. --rmhermen
Correct. The Icelandic Althing is older, but was disbanded from 1800 to 1843. There's a decent discussion of the comings and goings of the Althing on Wikipedia's Iceland/History page. -- Paul Drye
I would recommend an explanation of the flag design, because that is seriously one wacked-up flag. -Branddobbe
It's the Triskellion, representing the arts.--Cheif 21:55, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- Representing the arts?? Explain please. I was under the impression it represents the Isle of Man. I do know it's found on the Island's sword of state dating back to the thirteenth century and derives from an ancient celtic symbol possibly symbolising the sun. 194.82.121.38 00:30, 4 June 2006 (UTC).
- Flagspot Provides useful background and history of the IOM flag.