@Gargron Thank you. But I struggle with the use of #cw (60 % of my posts are covered by this) but I follow the written and unwritten rules and like to respect the culture. During the short term I have been here I have not left any litter on the #Mastodon floor so to speak, although many seem not follow the same standards in posts about #politics and do not use the label CW. Given the growth, some clarity would we welcome as to the law of the land when posting about politics.

@EU_Commission

The fall of the Berlin wall was a momentous event, but the enlargement slowed down the momentum in the EU and weakened and negatively influenced the integration of the European Union and its institutions after the treaty of Maastricht.

#EU enlargement served more American interests than European interests. Zbigniew Brezinski refers to this in his book, "The Grand Chessboard, American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives" as he stated

@EU_Commission A more interesting question is, given the high level of corruption in Ukraine how much did disappear in the pockets of those who always take their profit from the top.

Ukraine is a financial bottomless pit for the EU. No to Ukraine EU membership, the European Union has reached the limit of expansion.

@EU_Commission Like the US was held accountable for the aggressive war in Iraq? This seems more like Victor’s Justice or better said “A la Carte Justice.”

http://wjjh.blog/2023/02/07/a-special-tribunal-retribution-and-victors-a-la-carte-justice/

@EU_Commission Ukraine is a corrupt country with faulty institutions and despite the moral outrage daily heard in the halls of power of the European Union, membership is justified more by passion rather than reason and pragmatism.
The wave of seven enlargements since 1953 confirms how since the German unification the EU has acted too expeditiously, compromised on its values & allowed countries entry despite corruption issues and failed to enforce its own standards.