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Georgia is a not an EU member. Ukraine and Moldova too. Why is it presented as such in the picture?
You might recall that those are candidate countries..
Well so is Turkey and all the Balkan countries and yet they are excluded
Wikipedia
This is not a revocation of the candidate status. ~~And doesn't answer Balkan exclusion~~. And if candidates are included, why are EEA/EFTA/Schengen countries excluded? This map makes zero sense.
EFIT: Just realized its adriatic sea not balkans, my bad
The map includes applicants, candidates and candidates currently negotiating.... which are in the link i posted.
It doesn't make sense. But they should be in the EU.
Definitely not. None of the countries currently having candidate status belong into the EU. They are all economically weak countries which would end up getting more money out of the EU than they would pay into it. The finances of the EU are already strained, we can't afford giving out even more money.
obviously in a euro-nationalist board the question of climate catastrophe ends up on a discussion where to expand the empire next.
Empire π
isn't it?
No. It's a dysfunctional union, where everyone needs to play games because of local politics. But everyone wants to join, because it's still better than being anywhere else. So the expansions are not only voluntarily, but people almost beg to get in. Central power is symbolic.
Iit's not empireish in any way.
yeah, everyone like the brits⦠and remember the various referendums that were held, iirc they were never near 70%.
reg. yr definition of empire: we're not in that simple galaxy far far away
Textbook definition really. Where is your galaxy?
I disagree. I think it's good to keep all these countries close. Would be best with multi-tier EU system.