oh i did not mean that club oops
Seriously, it was not a good idea to let certain nations join the EU. Bulgaria. Romania. Fortunately not Turkey.
You know basically all states that vow and promise to fulfill the requirements to become a member, and then just do not do it.
A second thought surely was that when they join, democratic thoughts, free speech, values and a general increase of information and education would diffuse or "trickle" into those countries.. but you know how those "trickle down" effects work in the end