72% of Britons agreed with the use of the name Falklands to refer to the islands of the South Atlantic by the European Union (EU), according to an online survey of the Daily Express newspaper started last Thursday, which was still valid today and which can still be voted on.
The Daily Express poll shed light on British public opinion regarding the EU’s use of the Falklands name.
Most of the participants considered that the EU acted correctly in using that name, which shows that the issue is the subject of a relevant and significant debate in British society.
“Is it out of place for the EU to use the Argentine name Malvinas?”says the question in the British newspaper. 72% answered no, while 28% voted that it was not used well.
The survey was carried out amid a diplomatic dispute between the European Union and the United Kingdom, triggered by the signing of a new treaty between the EU and the CELAC bloc of Latin American countries.
In that treaty, the Islands were designated as “The Falklands”which generated mixed reactions and tensions between both parties.
The joint declaration in the treaty backed by the EU and 32 Latin American countries mentions the question of sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
In the text, note is taken of the historical position of Celac and the importance of dialogue and respect for international law to resolve disputes peacefully is highlighted.
Before the summit where the treaty was signed, the British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverley, had urged the EU to avoid mentioning the name of the Falkland Islands.
However, having left the bloc, the EU stated that it had no competence to comment on the matter.
The Argentine government, for its part, received recognition of the Argentine name for the Malvinas Islands in the treaty as a “diplomatic victory.”
The chancellor santiago cafiero He considered the joint statement to represent a call by the international community for the UK to agree to resume sovereignty negotiations with Argentina.
On the other hand, a source from the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs was against the use of the name Malvinas and reiterated that the Islands are a British overseas territory.
He stated that the will of the Falklanders is clear, as in the 2013 referendum they voted overwhelmingly to remain part of the UK.
The dispute between the parties involved persists and the use of the name Malvinas in the treaty revived the debate on the sovereignty of the islands in the South Atlantic.
Source: Ambito
