Will Croatia be a member of the European Union in next 4 years? Why? What do you think?
606754
Croatia is now a democratic modern , Euopean country..I can see no reasons why it won't be allowed to join...\n\nAbsolutely Croatia will be a full member of the EU in 2009...\n\nThey were some problems over Gotevina...but now he has been arrested and is in the Hague there are no more objections..so they will be no more delays...\n\n\nCheck the official sites for more...
181838
The EU doesn't want Turkey in. If they did, Turkey would have been a member many years ago. \n\nI find it strange that the Eastern European States are entering the EU so easily, while Turkey, a very powerful country, that would add much to the EU, is barred from entry.\n\nI am also surprised that the Turks still want to join the EU, it's such an insult to Turkish Pride, I mean, this IS Turkey afterall, the Ex-Ottoman Empire, being insulted by Europeans who refuse it entry into a regional union. \n\nWhen countries like Slovenia get in so quickly and Turkey is left out like that, I'ld look elsewhere for friends.\n\nEurope is confused and hypocritical.\n\nSad sad sad.
171804
Its not in Turkey's hands to join EU or not. Turkey is fighting to join EU for so long but I don't know what EU is thinking.
452059
OK let me answer your questions one by one.\n\n1. I don't think Serbia will be the biggest traiding partner. Why not? After all what happened in that region, we don't trust serbs. (that's the general opinion of kosovar albanians).\n\n2. Minority rights will be protected. It's been quite a while since last incident between albanians and serbs. With time people will forget and go on with their lives.\n\n3. I think no one will prevent serbs from going to their churches.\n\n4. Well...It'll take time until people forget what happened. It was a dirty war. Thousands of inocent people were killed, children, women. I think years will pass and poeple will not forget what happened, but as they say "Time heals everything". \nYou said serbs and albanians had no problems a 100 years ago? well serbs have had no problems with slovens, croats and bosnians a 100 years ago neither but they did have a problem now. Remember, always you will have a problem when you repress people, when you take their rights away.\n\n5. Yes, serbia and croatia have managed to improve their relations. Eventually kosovar albanians and serbs will improve their relations too in about 10 years from now.\n\nTo wrap it up....The future of Kosovo's status will be known soon. I think that's a big help for both nations, serbs and albanians, because we will know where we stand. \nI'm optimistic that the relations will improve and hopefully things will get better in both sides.\n-----------------------------------------------\n\nTo the person who answered below:\n\nif serbia has nothing to import from kosovo, why all the trouble to keep it then? do you really think that serbia government cares for some religious objects? do you know that kosovo has the largest coal deposits in balkans and third in europe? it has coal enough to supply the whole region for at least 13 centuries. do you know that kosovo has the largest lead deposits in europe, not to mention iron, zync, chrome and copper. etc etc
1183345
GO CROATIA!!!!!I have a good friend there!!!!...lol
1158134
How what works, the world? I doubt it although they may have united to become the EU there is no sense of common history or common cause. I don't see too much cooperation in the EU.
198087
Joining the EU would definately help Albania.\n\n"Lagging behind its Balkan neighbors, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy. The government has taken measures to curb violent crime and to spur economic activity and trade. The economy is bolstered by annual remittances from abroad of $600-$800 million, mostly from Greece and Italy; this helps offset the towering trade deficit. Agriculture, which accounts for about one-quarter of GDP, is held back because of frequent drought and the need to modernize equipment, to clarify property rights, and to consolidate small plots of land. Energy shortages and antiquated and inadequate infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment, which make it difficult to attract and sustain foreign investment. The planned construction of a new thermal power plant near Vlore and improved transmission and distribution facilities will help relieve the energy shortages. Also, the government is moving slowly to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long-standing barrier to sustained economic growth. On the positive side: growth was strong in 2003-05 and inflation is not a problem."
1180188
Goodness me! How perceptive you are! \n\nI agree with you! Why can't WE poor Europeans be like them? \n\nMind you, there is one small area which could be improved, don't you think? They should really make Serbian the National Language. My heart would swell with pride to hear Dubja Zbunje speak to the World about Freedom.\n\n(I think that franja also has the right idea - but SHHHHH! there is one word one musn't mention here!)
516790
No and i will explain why. When they join the EU the whole economies will collapse. EU is nothing but trouble
353227
This year is full of surprises. I wish to play well and prove that they deserve to be there.\n  Now i think that many European countries could do better (Russia,Turkey,Romania,Belgium).
597607
In the developed half of Europe it would have to be the UK or Germany.  Don't forget there is a whole region in Eastern Europe that is growing much faster because it is either about to join the EU or has just joined.  The Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are all doing well.  If you want something even more risky have a look at the Baltic Republics (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia).  They have some of the highest growth rates in the world.
996512
I don't think it could happen at least in the realistic sense.  A nation is defined by its borders.  How can one nation have many borders on different contents.  You can have an economic union something of the sort of the E.U. but they are adrift with no real Constitution and have multiple social issues.
113218
I think they are a good team but I don´t think that they would come to the final.\nBut: Nobody thought that teams like Croatia and Turkey would ever come to the 3rd place at the World Cup, and they did - or that Greece would become European Champion.\nSo ... problably they will win the World Cup.
397104
Every country to join the EU has benefitted immensely from it.  Ireland, Spain, Portugal improved their economy and their standard of living and caught up with the rest of the EU when they joined, and Poland, Czech, and the other new members should catch up soon.  I don't see any reason why Bulgaria and Romania won't do the same.  However if they don't join the EU then they could get left behind.
505614
Probably not for at least ten years. They need to sort out their human rights issues, treatment of Kurds etc. Also military would have to be totally seperated from the state. It would give the EU some pretty dodgy borders e.g. Iraq. yes but not until it sorts itself out
555240
If EU doesn't bug Turkey too much, it may happen. Otherwise I expect Turkey to pull back her application and continue alone or join a Turkic or Muslim alliance or stg similar.\n\n1- It will not happen until Turkey joins EU & Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is recognised.\n\n2- It will not happen unless all (mostly ex colonial powers) countries come together and make a common declaration of all massacres in America, Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North Africa, Middle East.. uhm anything left? And it will be declared as Ottoman Empire, as Turkish Government was established after the Ottoman Empire was destroyed. Otherwise we need hold Italians and Greeks reposible for what Roman & Byzantine empire had done. Including nailing Jesus and massacring first Christians in Turkey.\n\n3- This already happened this/last year. Kurdish is officially recognised in media, TV, newspapers. There are a few language classes opened on the South East Anatolia as well.\n\n4- Turkey is a secular country and people can freely follow their religion anyway. New smart-national-ID cards will be issued soon, and they will not have "religion" field on them. Also the citizens will be able to get their religion information deleted from the citizenship registry.\n\nI didn't quite understand why 4th item is an issue though. In UK and many other EU countries they keep asking religion, race etc on every step. Also for the 3rd item, Greece do not accept the existence of Turkish minority, also they destroyed all mosques in Athens and they're rejecting building a Mosque despite many Muslims living in Athens. Why is this dual standard? Even existing EU members are failing to meet EU criteria, why should Turkey do more than them?
212093
Although the European Union is becoming more unified and interdependent, a real solid political unification seems to be not realistic in the near future. Most European people opposed the EU's Constitution that they voted on, and since France vetoed the Constitution, it seems very unlikely in the future.