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I'm from Polish descent. CAN YOU GUYS EXPLAIN THE EU TO ME? [115]
Another option would be that the countries who pay the most should call the shots; which in this case would be Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Sweden: 0.50 per cent of GNP,
Germany: 0.47 per cent of GNP,
Netherlands: 0.44 per cent of GNP,
Luxembourg: 0.35 per cent of GNP,
Austria: 0.27 per cent of GNP,
United Kingdom: 0.25 per cent of GNP.
I think it's wrong to merely look at the size of population as far as votes are concerned.
I didnt say anything about population.
There is considerable pressure on the UK to adopt the Euro and the British government understands that it would be very advantageous for the UK to adopt it as it would strengthen their economic position.
It wont happen, the vast majority are against, in fact there are a growing number who would rather not be a part of the EU full stop, the EU can pressure all they like, we are not beholden to them, Britain, unlike all of the new members are under no obligation whatsoever to have the Euro, most of the new members are not in a postion to have it either, look at the Czech Rep, they are looking at 2019 now as they dont want to be rushed into it, they want to be strong enough economically, rather than end up like Greece.
So I don't really know what the benefit was apart from increasing the debt and bringing sh1t into the country.
Id say thats mostly the opinion of your average Brit.
Anyway I see that before joining the EU Greece had a better economy than Spain and much better than Portugal and now we are behind
Maybe too much "creative" accounting? Spain are not far behind you, cost of living is spiraling and unemployment is the highest in Europe, I'd say the tourist industry will dwindle in both Spain and Greece, it's just not as attractive as it was and let's both be honest, this is an industry that is relied upon heavily in large proportions of both countries.