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does this have to do with the 24 episode tonight I am giddy over? Or are you waiting for Terminator 4-23 to come out so you can finally see the long awaited T-24?
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Freude, schoener Goetterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische dein Heiligtum. Deine Zauber binden wieder, Was die Mode streng geteilt; Alle Menschen werden Brueder, Wo dein sanfter Fluegel weilt.
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Another hint, though not as direct as the previous two:
Mein ganzes Leben hab' ich in der halben Stadt gelebt, Was sag ich jetzt, wo ihr mir auch die andre Hälfte gebt? Jetzt steh' ich hier und meine Augen sehen sich nicht satt, an diesen Bildern, Freiheit, endlich Freiheit über meiner Stadt!
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In "Mein Berlin" Reinhard Mey sings about the moment when the wall falls. Suddenly, the people who have lived in half the city, are given the other half back.
We lived in a half of Europe.
"Was sag ich jetzt, wo ihr mir auch die andre Hälfte gebt"
What do I say now that you give me the other half?
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quote:"A day will come when all the nations of this continent, without losing their distinct qualities or their glorious individuality, will fuse together in a higher unity and form the European brotherhood. A day will come when there will be no other battlefields than those of the mind - open marketplaces for ideas. A day will come when bullets and bombs will be replaced by votes".
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So, Kama -- are there really any personal benefits (for you) to your country becoming part of the EU? I mean, how does it affect, or not affect, common, everyday people in Poland?
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This is a difficult question, Farmgirl. The thing is, the short-term effects may not be all that wonderful. There is no way to boost our economy quickly enough to make it more competetive. At the same time, we will have to open our market to the European products, which may cause a threat to Polish enterprises. As it is mainly a farming country, farmers are the ones most concerned - and they have reasons to worry, especially that we have not negotiated the conditions we wanted with respect to farming aid.
However, the cost of staying away would quite probably be far greater. I trust that with time, the Polish people will discover many benefits of the accession, including the more competetive market, higher wages and greater opportunities of education and career, both within and outside of Poland.
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As for myself, ask me again in a couple of months.
quote:So, Kama -- are there really any personal benefits (for you) to your country becoming part of the EU? I mean, how does it affect, or not affect, common, everyday people in Poland?
Framgirl, as I see it, the enlargement of EU by 10 new coutries finaly ends the division of Europe for Western (read democratic) and Central/Eastern (read former communist. Yes, joining EU is not all honey, there be tears etc, but in large picture, looking down on next generation(s) it's inevitable, that Poland, Czech and Slovak Republics etc. join EU. That's the only way to go. I personally have many issues with EU, but I voted yes when asked if Slovakia (my homeland) should join.
For me, the significance of All these central European countries joining EU is big. We are "returning" where we should have been right after WWII. It's Big for us all!!!
And as well as Kama, I could tell you more about the direct impact in several months.
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