Bulgaria and Romania join the EU

2007-01-02 10:28:11

#1

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6980

So how do we EU folk feel about their accession to the EU? Both extremely impoverished. One infested with corruption. Are we ready for the influx of migrants? What are your feelings?

Personally I'm committed to the EU project and I hope we can include all Europeans in the EU at some point, so that we can help them up to our standard of living.

2007-01-02 10:33:12

#2

gRemium: Member; +0|6750|NRW / Germany

We are totally fucked up now ;-)

2007-01-02 10:39:18

#3

snuten_i_sjoholmen: Member; +9|6899|Svea Rike

Better than Turkey, that's for sure.

2007-01-02 10:40:40

#4

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7118

that's cool. I have Romanian ancestry, it's iight, ppl it's cool, they're with me.

x

2007-01-02 10:46:11

#5

BALTINS: ಠ_ಠ; +37|6911|Latvia

CameronPoe wrote:
so that we can help them up to our standard of living.

Currently we get the EU taxes but not the salaries... (and EU killed Latvias sugar industry)

2007-01-02 10:47:31

#6

polarbearz: Raiders of the Lost Bear; +-1,474|7214|Singapore

Mmmpfft.

2007-01-02 10:53:52

#7

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6980

BALTINS wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
so that we can help them up to our standard of living.
Currently we get the EU taxes but not the salaries... (and EU killed Latvias sugar industry)

EU killed various aspects of Irish agriculture too - don't worry - it'll all come good in the end.

2007-01-02 10:55:59

#8

BALTINS: ಠ_ಠ; +37|6911|Latvia

CameronPoe wrote:
BALTINS wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
so that we can help them up to our standard of living.
Currently we get the EU taxes but not the salaries... (and EU killed Latvias sugar industry)
EU killed various aspects of Irish agriculture too - don't worry - it'll all come good in the end.

that or I move to sweden

2007-01-02 11:02:48

#9

J4ck.P0tt: dong-ma?; +8|6799|Berlin

BALTINS wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
so that we can help them up to our standard of living.
Currently we get the EU taxes but not the salaries... (and EU killed Latvias sugar industry)

What "EU taxes" exactly are You referring to?

Well, if I remember correctly, all countries get more back from the EU than they pay in - all but France, UK and Germany. Thus, I don't think that the EU is such a bad thing - except, of course, for France, UK and Germany.

Also, I'd be interested to know how the EU killed the sugar industry? Means Your country couldn't put ridiculous taxes on foreign sugar anymore to protect the domestic production? Well that means that sugar in Your country became cheaper for everybody, right?

I remember when Austria joined the EU in the middle of the 90ies: salt prices dropped to one third, sugar and flour dropped to half its pre-EU price. There were of course more price drops, but these I remember best; I couldn't believe my own eyes when I entered shops and supermarkets the first "day(s) after"...

Thus, be patient... as long as Your country gets more than it pays, You shouldn't complain.

AFAIK they are still producing salt, sugar and flour in Austria... only their margin dropped

Ch33rz
J4ck

2007-01-02 11:14:04

#10

BALTINS: ಠ_ಠ; +37|6911|Latvia

There was something with sugar production qoutes, now they started a restructuration and one was liquidated. The sugar companies get compensation anyways.. I'm not against EU, since without them nothing would happen here.. (we need a dictator)

2007-01-02 12:47:14

#11

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7026|132 and Bush

Hooray!..

The group is finally all together.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-01-02 12:49:29

#12

Mogura: Member; +17|6787|EUROPE

omg Vlad Dracula can move freely around all EU now ! guys get a garlic and other etuff with you :p

2007-01-02 12:50:36

#13

Emil: Teh strogg!; +205|6904|Trondheim, Norway

BALTINS wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
BALTINS wrote:

Currently we get the EU taxes but not the salaries... (and EU killed Latvias sugar industry)
EU killed various aspects of Irish agriculture too - don't worry - it'll all come good in the end.
that or I move to sweden

You should rather move to Norway We aren't even in EU. And Norway is the best land to live in

2007-01-02 12:53:25

#14

Mogura: Member; +17|6787|EUROPE

Emil_the_Slayer wrote:
BALTINS wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:

EU killed various aspects of Irish agriculture too - don't worry - it'll all come good in the end.
that or I move to sweden
You should rather move to Norway We aren't even in EU. And Norway is the best land to live in

i heard that in norway is cold as in hell

2007-01-02 13:13:11

#15

JahManRed: wank; +646|7053|IRELAND

It may be a rough time for all the countries involved. But I feel good knowing that my tax money is giving someone a lift up. For every Benefit scam their are 10 people who need it. Immigrants work in my town and they are already part of the community, well integrated and hard working. Ireland got a lift 20 odd years ago and now she is flourishing its now time for her and others to pass on the favor.

2007-01-02 13:14:27

#16

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7056|Finland

Emil_the_Slayer wrote:
And Norway is the best land to live in

Keep telling yourself that.

I need around tree fiddy.

2007-01-02 13:46:02

#17

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7074

I can't say the idea of it excites me greatly. Still, as someone already said, rather them than Turkey.

2007-01-02 13:53:51

#18

sfarrar33: Halogenoalkane; +57|7043|InGerLand

i like bulgaria, it is quite a nice place, what most people stereotype to the name reflects little of the country

2007-01-02 14:27:03

#19

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7191|Cambridge (UK)

Last option. (I'm in the UK)

2007-01-02 14:30:42

#20

penguin.killer: Member; +75|6905

sweden rulez

2007-01-02 14:44:14

#21

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6980

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Last option. (I'm in the UK)

I think you'll find you are a citizen of the EU whether you like it or not.

2007-01-02 14:45:37

#22

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7191|Cambridge (UK)

CameronPoe wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Last option. (I'm in the UK)
I think you'll find you are a citizen of the EU whether you like it or not.

I think you'll find we still use the Pound as our currency...

2007-01-02 14:47:25

#23

=OBS= EstebanRey: Member; +256|6975|Oxford, England, UK, EU, Earth

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Last option. (I'm in the UK)

I'll presume that's sarcasm.....

2007-01-02 14:52:33

#24

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7055|Washington, DC

Not a citizen of the EU, but meh. If they don't fuck up the stability and the economy, what's to lose?

As for that one dude... move to Switzerland. AFAIK they're not in the EU and they're the definition of neutrality. Srsly. Hitler crushed poor old Luxembourg but didn't even wink at Switzerland.

2007-01-02 14:57:18

#25

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7191|Cambridge (UK)

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Last option. (I'm in the UK)
I'll presume that's sarcasm.....

That depends how nationalistic I'm feeling...

Actually, to answer the original question - yes, I do think it's a good thing. For both Bulgaria and Romania, and for all the other countries in the EU - a bigger EU is an economically stronger EU.

Oh, and as for the 'they'll come over here and steal all our jobs' argument - (a) that's not a bad thing and (b) the Romanian language is far closer to the romantic languages than it is to english, so most of them will go to southern european countries.

Hooray for Bulgaria!	2%	2% - 2
Hooray for Romania!	1%	1% - 1
Hooray for Bulgaria and Romania!	23%	23% - 18
Fuck off and leave us alone!	33%	33% - 26
I'm not a citizen of the EU!	38%	38% - 30
Total: 77

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