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1. john b Says:
   April 10th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

   “what IS Bulgaria doing in the EU?”

   And since it is, can we also bring in Barbados?

   The Greece ranking is the worst, though: in theory, EU membership should help improve knowledge economy things in the ruined ex-communist places (both skills and infrastructure) and you’d expect them to start off low – but the Greeks are still nowhere despite 25+ years in the club…

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2. Jon Worth Says:
   April 10th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

   Who needs Barbados? We have Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion in the EU already, and they are very pleasant – so I’ve heard.

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1. Le Croche-Pied » Blog Archive » Liens du 11 avril Says:
   April 10th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

   [...] Nosemonkey réagissant au post de Jon: “the picture for the EU is quite terrible. Bulgaria ranks lowest of the EU 27 – 68th place, below… El Salvador, Uruguay, Barbados, Tunisia, Egypt and Costa Rica” – what IS Bulgaria doing in the EU?” [...]

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   July 23rd, 2008 at 4:26 pm

   [...] a question I’ve asked before, not least when the backwards Balkan oddity first joined. And now, finally, the EU powers that be [...]