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ivi
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Joining the European Union...
#2622099 - 04/30/04 02:48 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hi! So I turned on the TV and saw all these "Welcome to the EU!" parties going on everywhere and stuff... Then I remembered - my country is becoming a member of the EU on the 1st of May (and it's like in 12 minutes). So, ehm, welcome me to the EU! I remeber that I voted against in the referendum last fall (I'm eurosceptic actually) and that the results were like 66.9% in favor to joining the EU. Not so much, really... I also know that Norway and Switzerland are still not members of the EU. I'd like to hear any opinions as well from Swiss/Norwegian guys as from people from EU member countries. What do You think of all this? Is this any good? Bad? Why? Are we going towards the USE (United States of Europe)?
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Re: Joining European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2622210 - 04/30/04 03:13 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I think the EU has a fair amount of issues to work out, especially over the Euro in comparrison to the dollar, but i think the U.S. needs a good competitor.. and the EU and China both seems like good contenders in the future...
oh and congrats to your country
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2623352 - 04/30/04 08:38 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Slovenac?
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: Crobih]
#2623363 - 04/30/04 08:42 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Latvietis (little video) hehehe Are You 'slovenac'?
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2623936 - 04/30/04 11:28 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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wow.. Latvia joined?? Correct me if i'm mistaken, but didn't Latvia used to be a part of USSR?
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ivi
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DigitalDuality said: wow.. Latvia joined?? Correct me if i'm mistaken, but didn't Latvia used to be a part of USSR?
Exactically Well, so what!? Norway used to be a part of Nazi Germany... hehehe.. European history has been cruel...
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2624353 - 05/01/04 01:30 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah it has. Man.. i've dated 3 Latvian girls.. you all got some fucken hotties over there...
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I have dated 4 american chicks so far but they were all fat and stupid muahahahahahahahahahaha j/k
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2624760 - 05/01/04 06:57 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Cool. I wish you luck.
BTW, I am Croat.
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2625860 - 05/01/04 12:21 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm slovenac. So, we finally entered EU, but now... how the hell do we get out?
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: zeronio]
#2625884 - 05/01/04 12:27 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Do not worry zeronio, it will collapse by itself BTW, did you celebrate it?
Edited by Crobih (05/01/04 12:28 PM)
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: Crobih]
#2625962 - 05/01/04 12:44 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I didn't celebrate it, our leaders talked about it for 10 years and I have more then enough of it. Since I live on the border with Italy I will benefit when the border is gone, but it will remain there for at least 3 more years. My town hosted one of the main celebrations and the security measures were so tight that it was better to stay at home. Polititians are afraid for their asses, even if Al-quaeda wasn't invited.
So Croatia is trying to enter it too. Are you pro or contra?
BTW. Tonight I'm going to a Goran Bregovic concert.
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2625992 - 05/01/04 12:52 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm in the UK and am generally warm to the idea of further integration, although I think that might make me outspoken over here. I like the idea that I can move to one of the other member states with little trouble if I wanted to. I also like the idea that so many diverse countries can group together to form a union, it reminds me a little of the US.
Congrats, I hope your country benefits from this.
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: zeronio]
#2626004 - 05/01/04 12:55 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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zeronio said: Tonight I'm going to a Goran Bregovic concert.
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: zeronio]
#2626180 - 05/01/04 01:42 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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zeronio said: I didn't celebrate it, our leaders talked about it for 10 years and I have more then enough of it. Since I live on the border with Italy I will benefit when the border is gone, but it will remain there for at least 3 more years. My town hosted one of the main celebrations and the security measures were so tight that it was better to stay at home. Polititians are afraid for their asses, even if Al-quaeda wasn't invited.
I remember So, that is pretty practical thing for you.
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So Croatia is trying to enter it too. Are you pro or contra?
In the moment when people are completely politically illiterate, it is very dangerous thing to enter integrations that will remove the last feeling of will for fighting for the future on the political level. I hope we will realize movement of the political catharsis soon enough, before we get asimilated as cheap cattle.
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BTW. Tonight I'm going to a Goran Bregovic concert.
Very nice. Have a good time
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: ivi]
#2626817 - 05/01/04 04:27 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Huh, so you consider ceding all your sovereignty as state to an overpowering economic bully a cause for celebration? Strange world.
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: Edame]
#2627230 - 05/02/04 05:41 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I also like the idea of the world without borders and I voted for EU. But current situation is still far from ideal. Xenophobia is rising in entire Europe and that worries me. I saw the headlines in UK yellow press about thousands of immigrants from newly joined countries and the result of that is that you can move to Slovenia but I can't move in UK. Not to mention the new walls on the outside EU borders and concentration camps for illegal immigrants.
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it reminds me a little of the US
We might get bigger and and meaner.
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: Crobih]
#2627236 - 05/02/04 05:59 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I hope we will realize movement of the political catharsis soon enough, before we get asimilated as cheap cattle.
You have the most beautiful sea in Europe. You shouldn't keep it only for yourself.
Here's a panoramic shot of my favourite islands (Kornati - Croatia):
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Re: Joining the European Union... [Re: zeronio]
#2628382 - 05/02/04 03:18 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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zeronio said: So we finally entered EU, but now... how the hell do we get out?
Ditto!
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