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Originally Posted by sonics  I voted "no" as well.
Main reason is that the EU is growing way to fast and it is not wise to add a huge country (in millions of citizens) like Turkey.
I was also against the EU membership of Bulgaria and Rumania.
Partly due to their poor economic state, and also due to the huge corruption there.
Personally I don't mind that most turks are muslim. Turkey has been a secular state since the early 20ies. They divide government and religion even more than here in Holland. |
I'd say that generally speaking, UE poor countries are a benefit for richer EU countries.
Problems usually arise inside newly added poor countries only, IMO.
Common benefits for richer people of EU members are outsourcing and delocalization while common disadvantages are price increase.
I think these pro and con apply to both old (richer) and new (poorer) EU countries.
ITALY CASE:
Prices incredibly arose with the introduction of euro: costs have almost doubled thanks to a miscontrolled situation.
Here we blame the government although the problem were people only: everyone is proud to spend more money than before. We think we're reacher. While this is true for those who sell goods, that's not true for ordinary people (aka common employee).
In regards to corruption, do I have to remind Italy's situation?
You all know what we're famous about...