Comments on: Why is Bulgaria in the EU again?

By: sunday

sunday — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:42:33 +0000

WELL I VE BEEN IN BULGARIA 2008 SUMMER AND I HAD A GREAT TIME

PEOPLE ARE NICE AND HELPFUL FOOD IS GOOD

IT IS NOT A RICH COUNTRY BUT STILL HAS A CHARACTER

AS FAR AS I KNOW MOST PEOPLE NEVER HAD CREDIT CARDS AND NEVER WERE IN DEBT IN THEIR LIVES AND THEY CAN STILL LIVE GOOD AND LOOK AT USA HOW MANY PEOPLE LOST THEIR HOMES THIS YEAR?

By: Aleks

Aleks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:52:46 +0000

Strangely(!) little comment in the media as to whether those countries (UK, France, Italy) who pushed for Bulgaria and Romania to join the EU have egg on their face. We are continually told that the EU is about ‘laws’, but it seems things essential like the chapter on Justice and Home Affairs of the acquis communautaire can be comfortably ignored if they are our mates.

So, when we tell prospective EU members (i.e. Croatia, Serbia or Bosnia) that they have to tick all the boxes and anything else the EU fancy them to do, how can the EU demand it with a straight face? All the citizens of those states have been promised a land of milk and honey if they vote for the right ‘pro-west’ politicians, yet where are the results? Croatia will get in because of their historical allies and great supporters, Germany. Serbia will be milked to the point of revolt (I don’t see this current government in Belgrade lasting long if they don’t get something decent for handing over Karadzic), and Bosnia will be forced to ‘voluntarily’ rip up the Dayton Agreement to become in effect a unitary state with a moslem majority (it’s ok for them, but not for us…).

So, the Media still does not consider Brussels to be humiliated. It’s always somebody else’s fault

By: PreachyPreach

PreachyPreach — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:26:00 +0000

Having learnt a lot about the Bulgarian Bar rules this week (one of the more unexpected consequences of starting a new job), which seem to drive a coach and horses through much of the Treaty of Rome, this doesn’t surprise me that much…

By: septicisle

septicisle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:16:50 +0000

Same reason Italy’s a member, one would assume.

By: nosemonkey

nosemonkey — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:55:12 +0000

Pretty poor and pretty corrupt, true (and the same could happily be said of Portugal) – but Bulgaria and Romania seem pretty extreme cases even by these standards, plus have the added bonuses of atrocious human rights records. As human rights are one of the major excuses always put up to excuse the perennial delay on Turkish membership, it’s a pretty poor show all round.

By: john b

john b — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:45:06 +0000

The answer is clearly “for being white and Christian”.

More sensibly though, how poor and corrupt were Greece and Spain when they joined?