“It should be noted that at one point, the EU considered dividing England into three different parts added to “chunks of other countries to create “transnational regions’.”
What you said is untrue. Someone lied to you. These transnational regions have been in effect for many years, and have to do with cooperation among countries sharing similar features. Examples of these regional cooperatives and the maps can be found here:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/cooperation/european-territorial/trans-national/
“Transnational cooperation, know as Interreg B, involves regions from several countries of the EU forming bigger areas. It aims to promote better cooperation and regional development within the Union by a joint approach to tackle common issues. Interreg B supports a wide range of project investment related to innovation, environment, accessibility, telecommunications, urban development etc. The transnational programmes add an important extra European dimension to regional development, developed from analysis at a European level, leading to agreed priorities and a coordinated strategic response.”
Don’t fall prey to conspiracies by believing third-hand reports or outright propaganda.
I don’t think I am. Here is a UKIP MP’s take on it. While not seeing it in inflammatory terms, he sees it as unnecessary.
http://www.ukipmeps.org/pdf_news_73.pdf
Another UKIP voice:
https://rogerhelmermep.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/arc-manche-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/
A conservative former cabinet minister: