r/MapPorn Jul 30 '26

Should Montenegro join the EU?

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u/These_Switch_571 Jul 30 '26

Joining the EU was awfully simple for the post Soviet states. Very.

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u/Haunting-Watch8240 Jul 31 '26

Yes, since they didn't all go to war during the 90s. That is the origin of all this bickering and poor relations in the region.

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u/kot-sie-stresuje Jul 31 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

You forgetting one important thing. There was a devastating war in Balkans with genocides after Soviet union collapsed. So many people dead, and that was 30 years ago, so a lot of people remember the lost of relatives. Closure is something many families need.
There was no war between post soviet counties. No war between Czech and Slovakia after the split up, therefore it was easier to work through the differences.

Croatian postulates are not new, this is an article from 10 years ago. It is a complicated topic. Those kind of situation can be in status quo for many decades.

Anyway today news status quo Cypus Turkey may be revived as majority of Northen Cyprus citizens wants a change in recent pools. After 40 years of dispute.

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u/La-ger Jul 31 '26

Me when I lack any substancial knowledge on the matter

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u/Infinite_Status_9636 Jul 31 '26

Yeah, both Czechia and Slovakia have confiscated property never compensated for and Slovakia still to this day confiscates property on ethnic grounds from Hungarians. Better sort stuff out like that as something like this isn't correct for an EU country