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Islas Malvinas: EU signs deal using Falklands’ Argentine name
(www.theguardian.com)
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99.8% of island residents wanted to remain as part of the UK in 2013, and no native peoples were displaced when the islands were settled (so there is no ancestral claim) - not the best look for the EU.
The EU in this case it's, as most of the times, the ensemble of its national government leaders. In itself the declaration means nothing and was probably used as a bargain cheap for Argentina to delay its idea of joining the BRICS (according to some news).. if that was the case it was not so bad, a meaningless declaration in exchange of limiting Chinese and Russian interference in South America, not so bad.
I doubt such a declaration would have that impact on a long standing basis. However, you may be right, it could certainly delay such influence or throw a question upon it. Then again, surely such a declaration risks emboldening Argentina enough to precipitate a foolish action against the islands.
I don't know how accurate these reports are, but there were news that China was ready to ok it's entry to the block on the next summit in South Africa, but now seems like that will not happen.
I don't think they're in position to try anything foolish, but fools do foolish things. It's incredible how often and efficiently the Falkland have been used to justify and distract from the decay of once one of the wealthiest countries on the planet... The Falkland are really the infantile disorder of Argentinian politics.
they are not part of the UK but an overseas territory with internal autonomy. Acknowledging that there is a conflict between UK and Argentina is not equal tobdenying the people their rifht to choose.