Croatia joins the EU

[Betonov]

Our southern neighbours joined the EU today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23118035

Not much to add from me. I wish them the best of luck. They may be arrogant nationalists that can't govern themselves without almost starting a civil war, but they are the same as us. Two brats of a nations playing on whats now a burned up daddies house while waiting for a new father to build us a new one.

I'll just post some pictures

DUBROVNIK
http://www.internationalrail.com.au/media/36948/croatia.jpg

ROVINJ
http://www.adriaclub.co.uk/userFiles/upload/images/temp/destinacije/istra/rovinj.jpg

ZAGREB
http://www.zkahlina.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/park_kralja_tomislava.jpg

[Wolferz]

Congratulations. I think. :yep: Best of luck to you all.:salute:

Don't forget to make a deal with the NSA like so many of your neighbors have.:O:

[Jimbuna]

How much are they going to be putting into the kitty annually? :hmmm:

Even more importantly...how much are they going to be getting out of the kitty annually? :o

Simply curious :03:

[STEED]

The EU is corrupt load of pigs, 18 years now and still their accounts have not been signed off. :nope:

[Wolferz]

There is no kitty.

[Sailor Steve]

Dubrovnik has a lovely little harbor. :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

There is no kitty.

Don't go telling that to the UK taxpayer...we paid in 12.1 billion Euro in financial year of 2012 :o

http://www.civitas.org.uk/eufacts/OS/SF1.htm

[HundertzehnGustav]

Hold on, i once knew all the countries in the EU by their names.

But back then we were 12... as many as the stars on our Flag.

bluudy ell?

[Skybird]

good that the eu found another weak and problematic candidate to join, we were recently in danger of running out of problems.

[HundertzehnGustav]

:timeout:

ppffffffaaaahahahahahahh
:har:

:rock:

[Jimbuna]

good that the eu found another weak and problematic candidate to join, we were recently in danger of running out of problems.

LOL :)

[the_tyrant]

just left Croatia two weeks ago. Its a nice place, very touristy.

the beaches though, they SUCK. The water is good, but all rocks no sand.

just take a cruise that stops at Dubrovnik. Its a better idea than driving down there like what we did

[kranz]

the beaches though, they SUCK. The water is good, but all rocks no sand.

nah.
There are lots of sandy beaches e.g. in the Split area.
But I guess the majority are rocky ones.

just take a cruise that stops at Dubrovnik. Its a better idea than driving down there like what we did
indeed.
My parents and I were in Kastela in 1998. They took a 6 hour bus trip to Dubrovnik, they spent 2 hours in the city and a 6 hour trip back. I was smart enough not to go.
I saw Dubrovnik in 2004 when I was in Bosnia.

[STEED]

good that the eu found another weak and problematic candidate to join, we were recently in danger of running out of problems.

Hey Sky, what is really going on about Turkey? For donkey years they have been trying to join and still the EU says no to them, there must be something going on behind the scenes for this reason.

[the_tyrant]

Hey Sky, what is really going on about Turkey? For donkey years they have been trying to join and still the EU says no to them, there must be something going on behind the scenes for this reason.

As the old saying goes: The easy way to the man's mind is through his stomach. When I was in Germany a few weeks back, I saw Turkish food everywhere!

The turks have already taken over the brains of the Germans!

Croatia is great through, I really enjoyed the Plitvace Lakes National Park.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Hey Sky, what is really going on about Turkey? For donkey years they have been trying to join and still the EU says no to them, there must be something going on behind the scenes for this reason.

Democracy and Human Rights - or the lack of them, are the reasons given. And Cyprus.

More available here (http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/turkey/).

And if you're really bored - here (http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2012/package/tr_rapport_2012_en.pdf).

[kranz]

Hey Sky, what is really going on about Turkey? For donkey years they have been trying to join and still the EU says no to them, there must be something going on behind the scenes for this reason.

in b4 Sky's tl;dr dissertation

from wiki:

"Turkey (...) European Turkey comprises 3% of the country."

That's enough to keep them away from our cultural structures.

[STEED]

Democracy and Human Rights - or the lack of them, are the reasons given. And Cyprus.

More available here (http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/turkey/).

Hmmm. :hmmm:

[HundertzehnGustav]

Erdogan
Islam
Education
not wanting any common borders EU/Iran