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Somaen posted:Yeah, they are screwed. No idea what they can do short term, but they are also the friendliest countries w/r/t Russia so bullying them is a bad idea compared to bullying Poland and the Baltics which were already hostile. Though Putin's current act is putting russia-understanders in a very awkward place and inshallah this will force the countries to look for alternatives Too bad that there's a perfectly fine carbon neutral energy source that for example France utilizes heavily, but is for unfortunate reasons not the most populous energy source in many parts of the world. Primarily due to a thing happening in EE. What's the verdict about the EU sanctions on Poland? I understand that simply subtracting the court imposed daily fines from the usual payouts to Poland hasn't been too painful yet, but I've read that Duda is sounding more conciliatory about the justice issue at least?
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Like an important ally of Orban getting busted for violating Brussel's anti-Covid measures when the police caught him at an underground gay orgy.
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Lol, also wtf for LIechtenstein, San Marino and Monaco. What's wrong with these places?? I know it's not EE, but Monaco is basically just one city, how is the LGBTQ situation so bad there? Aristocrats... evil?? I'm very positively surprised by Montenegro, what's the story there?
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I wonder if Orban will be as willing to turn aside Ukrainian refugees as he (and lots of other EU states) were willing to turn aside ME refugees.
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Anne Frank Funk posted:Is the thread decontaminated now, can topics actually relevant to EE right here and now be discussed here? Sure, it's been decontaminated for a while now. What would you like to discuss?
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alex314 posted:In the dark days of 1980s Poland I remember going to buy a specific newspapers just for it's softer paper. I've seen a tweet mention that Zelensky's latest mobilization order forbade fighting age men from leaving Ukraine. That could be the reason why they aren't let men cross the border.
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Feb 25, 2022 10:30
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Doesn't anti-Russian sentiment run pretty deep in some parts of EE? I doubt world leaders making it clear that Putin is at fault and not the entire Russian people (which is a fact) will help much to defuse the tension. Although it can't hurt, of course. Some Baltic states have significant Russian speaking minorities as well, right? How's the situation there? If the Russian minority is mainly consuming Russian state media, they will have a pretty warped perspective of the invasion.
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Given the recent news about a possibly realistic chance for Ukraine to join the EU, I though about something I read that rampant corruption was one of the biggest issues in Ukraine before the war broke out. And I remember that our media claims the EU is responsible for big reductions in corruption in many EE states following them joining the Union. Was that really the case, and if yes, was the EU a main driver or was it just a natural process of going from a communist economy to a globally integrated capitalist economy?
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Edit: Let me try to make this a coherent post. IIRC, Cyprus' accession was a special case. The EU was heavily involved in getting an island wide reunification referendum going, and at some point promised to let Cyprus join no matter the outcome of said referendum. In a move that was then obvious in hindsight, the Greek Cypriots decided to have their cake and eat it, too. By voting down the unification referendum, while the Turkish Cypriots approved it. The EU was pretty disappointed by that. But in a way, there's no territorial dispute, since the Cyprus that did join the EU apparently doesn't want that territory (and importantly, the people living there...) Can Georgia even join? Where does the EU define the borders of Europe, since non-European states can't join the Union.
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mmkay posted:Can you expand on this point - why was it obvious and why was it desirable to Greek Cypriots? To spite-deny Turkey access to EU? The Greek part of the island has considerably higher GDP/capita than the Turkish part. I can't be bothered to look up the 2004 numbers, but the GPD/capita of the Republic of Cyprus is currently twice as high as that of Northern Cyprus. And in a modern nation state with a functioning social safety net, reunification would have automatically resulted in wealth transfers from the Greeks to the Turks on the island in the form of subsidies, etc. There are some grumblings about such transfers in Germany from the former West German to the former East German parts. Imagine how much less willing people with different ethnicity and religion are to engage in such transfers, especially since they had an armed conflict in living memory. Looking up the referendum result on wikipedia: wikipedia posted:While it was approved by 65% of Turkish Cypriots, it was rejected by 76% of Greek Cypriots. Turnout for the referendum was high at 89% among Greek Cypriots and 87% among Turkish Cypriots, which was taken as indicative of great interest in the issue on the part of the electorates So it wasn't even close in the Greek part.
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Xerxes17 posted:https://twitter.com/Den_2042/status/1500074642865852421 That's quite the charge, but if they had listened in to telephone calls as the article alleges, they were probably on firm ground. I have no further insight, but luckily our thread IK knows these things. Thanks, cinci zoo sniper. But if he's connected to Yanukovych, I wonder why he was part of the negotiation team in the first place? Edit: Page snipe, here's the answer to the question: cinci zoo sniper posted:Supposedly connected to Yanukovych via small-time oligarchs of his era.
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Mokotow posted:Walking around downtown Warsaw today, the number of Ukrainians on the street is insane. It’s mostly teens and young people, acquainting with a new place. And then, just like a second ago on the subway, you’ll see them sitting on a bench crying. That's not at all unexpected, and still heartbreaking  You drove some Ukrainians from the border, didn't you? What language did you use to communicate?
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It should also be noted that no matter what happens, there won't be a fast EU membership for Ukraine. Being part of the EU requires specific legal structures in the member countries, and those requirements simply can't be waived.
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Is that from HoMM3??
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CMYK BLYAT! posted:tell me you're straight without telling me you're straight This. Eurovision is iconic, and very, very gay. It's also great when certain EE countries get aneurysms with how gay it is (looking at you, Russia and Hungary!). And I well remember when Russia sent those twin girls who actually put up a pretty good performance, but the year was 2014 and they got absolutely crushed in the popular vote. I strongly suspect this year will be no different, which is cool.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Oh, you also have some kind of non-losers you could theoretically send to Eurovision? Wow, savage. I totally forgot that Russia was banned by the EBU, but it's probably for the best. Betting markets have Ukraine at number one, and the song is actually decent. I'm very much looking forward to the first semi final this evening.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:https://twitter.com/krisjaniskarins/status/1532384726958452737 Hilarious. It's not that obvious sometimes, but the "plaid" part would have given it away for me.
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Somaen posted:This gives me the idea to ask the local georgian restaurants where they source their good stuff CMYK BLYAT! posted:despite this somehow i already knew what was gonna be in the clickthrough I wasn't thinking ahead and legit chuckled when I saw the twist. By the way, if they are posting all the individual LGBTQ+ flags, then that's not the correct gay (male) flag, this is the gay flag: https://twitter.com/lgbtqiaotuk/status/1404701145382203392?lang=en The rainbow flag is for all LGBTQ+ people.
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mobby_6kl posted:Anyway, yesterday I went to an Iron Maiden show that I've had a ticket for since 2019. There's no way those blue and yellow colors have been there all along, right? Those look too close to a flag, and not enough like random clouds, so I'd guess this new and intentional.
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a podcast for cats posted:Got my mail vote ballots for the Latvian parliamentary election today. I mentioned it to my Polish colleagues and they claim to be mildly jealous, as apparently Poland is making it really hard for the diaspora/absentee voters to vote from abroad. I don't know why that surprised me. Just the impression I get, but I've seen several countries with conservative/right wing governments make it harder for overseas citizens to vote, on account of such voters usually being more left wing than the average population.
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VSOKUL girl posted:damnit, go figure, they actually escalate for once. my big vacation plans keep getting hosed: The Balkans haven't blown up recently, why not make travel plans to go there? On second thought, please don't 
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a pipe smoking dog posted:What is Iran's relationship with Azerbaijan? I would think they would have some concerns about Azerbaijan successfully expanding its borders through military means given that the majority of Azeris live inside Iran. Particularly as Azerbaijan has good relations with both Israel and Turkey. Iirc, Iran's military is a clear step above Azerbaijan's, so they might be pretty relaxed about the whole affair?
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VSOKUL girl posted:despite the earlier fruit pyramid gift, Rahmon is MAD. Putin is doodling. This seems pretty significant. What a fall for Putin to have to sit there and get lectured like a school boy.
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I still think HoMM3 is the best, but imho HoMM6 is the second best. Much better than 4 and 5 in any case!
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Mr. Apollo posted:That looks like the “beef salad” my Romanian friend makes around the holidays. Is that what it is? It's "beef salad" (Fleischsalat) in German, too. Only, nobody would ever put it on a pizza! (I hope )
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/19/russia-ukraine-live-news-serious-damage-after-attack-on-kyivquote:Moldova fears new Russian push towards breakaway east in 2023 Honestly, this always seems like the next step for Russia. Although it would be easier if they controlled the parts of Ukraine bordering Moldova. But right now their troops are just stationed in the breakaway part of Moldova without getting them much in return. Absorb those parts of the country plus take a bite out of the rest before they can get some form of security guarantee from the rest of Europe/NATO/the US. Torrannor fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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This is amazing on so many levels. Smallithuania Ukraine being unaligned, but Crimea being part of the European Alliance (and no longer under Russian control) Austroslovakia Robmania The Scots apparently conquering the rest of the UK, apart from NI which joins the Republic Bulgreece The Yugo-Danish Union!!! I hope you posted this in the politically loaded maps thread, op!
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alex314 posted:I think those "Non-aligned" is some shorthand for "boooooring" instead of Yuuge Smallithuania. Has Germany border moved? Not that I can see, the borders look to be unchanged.
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Who would have thought that Batka could actually return the favor from when Putin saved him from losing power?
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A quick search shows PiS being projected to be the strongest party again, is there any real hope they get ousted?
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IF you lay claim to Finland, it's strange that you would be willing to let Russia retain the parts of Finland it took.
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Bright Bart posted:I love love a Finn comfortable enough in their own skin to contribute to Eastern Europe talk. Same goes for an East German. Technically the former is Northern and the latter is Central like most of us here. But who are we kidding if West and East are the only options? I was born in East Germany but have lived in the Western part of Germany most of my life now, do I get to post here, too? I need to lose some pounds, so I started with the oatmeal again, and it's always a pleasant surprise that you have so many options to make it taste great.
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I really enjoy reading the road trip reports, this is so much fun. By the way, what's with the invasion of sci-fi Clinton avatars?
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This sounds sketchy, but on the other hand, it would be quite mental if there were really some underground rye flake business. Keep us posted!
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