From 81370e8ad6dbf54fce6a4f0e4a5f31872200d8f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur David Olson Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 11:26:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Olson addition to Europe file SCCS-file: europe SCCS-SID: 7.18 --- europe | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/europe b/europe index 3e7f65c..caa2752 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# %W% +# @(#)europe 7.17 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to @@ -53,6 +53,28 @@ # From Andrew A. Chernov (November 12, 1993): # LST is Local Star Time (``mestnoe zvezdnoe vremya''). +# From Peter Ilieve (December 4, 1994), +# The original six [EU members]: Belguim, France, (West) Germany, Italy, +# Luxembourg, the Netherlands. +# Plus, from 1 Jan 73: Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom. +# Plus, from 1 Jan 81: Greece. +# Plus, from 1 Jan 86: Spain, Portugal. +# Plus, from 1 Jan 95: Austria, Finland, Sweden. (Norway negotiated terms for +# entry but in a referendum on 28 Nov 94 the people voted No by 52.2% to 47.8% +# on a turnout of 88.6%. This was almost the same result as Norway's previous +# referendum in 1972, they are the only country to have said No twice. +# Referendums in the other three countries voted Yes.) +# ... +# The only [current nonmember using EU rules] I can speak for is Estonia, +# which uses EU dates but not at 01:00 GMT, they use midnight GMT. I don't +# think they know yet what they will do from 1996 onwards. +# ... +# There shouldn't be any [current members who are not using EU rules]. +# A Directive has the force of law, member states are obliged to enact +# national law to implement it. The only contentious issue was the +# different end date for the UK and Ireland, and this was always allowed +# in the Directive. + ############################################################################### # United Kingdom