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nikanj
358 days ago
EU will not act on this unless the bill also includes provisions to support hobby horse manufacturing in eastern romania
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random3
358 days ago
You seem to be frustrated about Romania (which has an east but not a formal eastern region designation as in Eastern Europe - are you conflating the two?) - but can you elaborate on your frustration?
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nikanj
358 days ago
EU never manages to act under reasonable timelines, because every bill is an opportunity for some pork on the side.
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random3
358 days ago
perhaps you're not familiar with (budget) Earmarks (e.g. in the US Congress)—
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics)
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