Economically you have got to be kidding.
Eastern Europe and Southern Europe on the same page in terms of economic development? Poland, Romania and Bulgaria? Are you aware of what a catastrophe it was for Greece to join the Euro? They have bankrupted themselves for generations after bingeing on the cheap credit Euro membership allowed them. Portugal, Spain and Italy are not in a good way either.
Socially? Well, a little more subjective I guess, but take one example: abortion. It's illegal in several EU countries. I'm not pro abortion, but it should definitely be legal IMO. But if the Irish and the Poles want to keep it illegal, that's up to them, I have no desire to boss around a foreign nation on the subject.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 15 Jun 2016, 17:06,
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Your example of abortion falls down a little when you take into account that it's still illegal in one of the countries in the UK.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Wed 15 Jun 2016, 17:19,
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Not really.
If the Northern Irish want to keep it illegal, bully for them too. They can have independence for all I care.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 15 Jun 2016, 17:24,
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there are rich and poor regions of the UK, it's no reason why they shouldnt be in political union
As for social policy, it's been moving in a progressive direction Europe-wide for several generations, thanks largely to institutions like the EU. Poland and Ireland are much more likely to be changing their rules on abortion than we are
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Please don't lump together Poland with Romania and Bulgaria lol
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Poland#/media/File:Minwages_poland_former_communist.png
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Wed 15 Jun 2016, 21:57,
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