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Britain and Malta. In 1956, Malta voted in a referendum to become part of the UK. It never happened, though, allegedly because Britain couldn't afford it.
Britain and France. Winston Churchill first suggested this merger in 1940. In 1956, the French prime minister proposed it again, with Elizabeth II as head of state and a common citizenship. Anthony Eden rejected it. France instead signed the Treaty of Rome a few months later, setting up what is now the EU.
Australia and New Zealand. Proposed many times, most recently by an Australian Federal Parliamentary Committee in 2006. But the New Zealanders were not interested.
Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. This union, called the Antillean Confederation, was proposed in 1869 by Ramón Emeterio Betances, a Puerto Rican nationalist.
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Josip Broz Tito came extremely close to getting Albania into accepting integration into Yugoslavia, but relations cooled in 1948 over fears that Yugoslavia only intended to use Albania for raw materials, subsequently resulting in the expulsion of Yugoslav diplomats. Yugoslav/Bulgarian negotiations fell through when Moscow attempted to force both countries into accepting Soviet control over the merge, which caused Yugoslavia to withdraw from negotiations and precipitated the Tito–Stalin split.
Austria and Germany. Following the disintegration of Austria-Hungary in the final days of World War I (1918), the German-speaking territories of the Empire attempted to begin a process of integration into the German Weimar republic. The Allies did not favor the idea and forced the Austrian rump state to sign the Treaty of Saint Germain, which prohibited Austria from uniting with Germany.
Bolivia and Peru. In 2011, President Ollanta Humala of Peru proposed Bolivian president Evo Morales to reunite the countries in a confederation. The Cabinets of the two countries have held joint meetings, but a possible union is a long way into the future.
Moldova and Romania. Proposed since 1991 and supported by a minority according to polls, but Moldovan PM Pavel Filip ruled out reunification with Romania, despite growing calls from Moldovans for unification and support by the Romanian government.
Britain and France. Winston Churchill first suggested this merger in 1940. In 1956, the French prime minister proposed it again, with Elizabeth II as head of state and a common citizenship. Anthony Eden rejected it. France instead signed the Treaty of Rome a few months later, setting up what is now the EU.
Australia and New Zealand. Proposed many times, most recently by an Australian Federal Parliamentary Committee in 2006. But the New Zealanders were not interested.
Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. This union, called the Antillean Confederation, was proposed in 1869 by Ramón Emeterio Betances, a Puerto Rican nationalist.
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Josip Broz Tito came extremely close to getting Albania into accepting integration into Yugoslavia, but relations cooled in 1948 over fears that Yugoslavia only intended to use Albania for raw materials, subsequently resulting in the expulsion of Yugoslav diplomats. Yugoslav/Bulgarian negotiations fell through when Moscow attempted to force both countries into accepting Soviet control over the merge, which caused Yugoslavia to withdraw from negotiations and precipitated the Tito–Stalin split.
Austria and Germany. Following the disintegration of Austria-Hungary in the final days of World War I (1918), the German-speaking territories of the Empire attempted to begin a process of integration into the German Weimar republic. The Allies did not favor the idea and forced the Austrian rump state to sign the Treaty of Saint Germain, which prohibited Austria from uniting with Germany.
Bolivia and Peru. In 2011, President Ollanta Humala of Peru proposed Bolivian president Evo Morales to reunite the countries in a confederation. The Cabinets of the two countries have held joint meetings, but a possible union is a long way into the future.
Moldova and Romania. Proposed since 1991 and supported by a minority according to polls, but Moldovan PM Pavel Filip ruled out reunification with Romania, despite growing calls from Moldovans for unification and support by the Romanian government.
