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Originally posted by The_Dude
EU is definately great.
it'll be good for the new nations, but a lil bad for the existing members for the short term.
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All the new member countries have to pay the membership fees from day one, and they won't be getting all the priviliges just yet. Some of the countries will become equal members in three to five years, and through this time they will have to pay full membership fees all the same. The enlargement means big income for the "old" EU countries from day one, not to mention a large market to have your goods exported to.