Comments on: Tell Me Why http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/tell-me-why/ European Opinion Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:40:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Hektor Bim http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/tell-me-why/#comment-10501 Hektor Bim Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:53:40 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1814#comment-10501 Umm, the reason there is no coherent Balkan policy in the EU is because the different Balkan countries want different things. For example, Greece and France are very pro-Serbian and anti-Muslim, so they want certain things, but this brings them into conflict with Germany and Austria who are more pro-Croatian and pro-Muslim. Until this essential viewpoints are resolved, there can't be a common, proactive EU Balkan policy. Note that the reactive EU Balkan policy worked reasonably well in Macedonia. Umm, the reason there is no coherent Balkan policy in the EU is because the different Balkan countries want different things. For example, Greece and France are very pro-Serbian and anti-Muslim, so they want certain things, but this brings them into conflict with Germany and Austria who are more pro-Croatian and pro-Muslim.

Until this essential viewpoints are resolved, there can’t be a common, proactive EU Balkan policy. Note that the reactive EU Balkan policy worked reasonably well in Macedonia.

]]> By: Oliver http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/tell-me-why/#comment-10500 Oliver Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:49:53 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1814#comment-10500 If you are really serious about counterterrorism you must withdraw. A foreign army maintaining anything close to decent humanitarian standards will never be effective in a role that essentially depends on intellegence. If you are really serious about counterterrorism you must withdraw. A foreign army maintaining anything close to decent humanitarian standards will never be effective in a role that essentially depends on intellegence.

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