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The criteria for joining don’t apply to members. Bit like Turkey is now scrutinizing whether Finland is really living up to the democracy criteria of NATO. Tha
by alkonaut 4y ago
The criteria for joining don’t apply to members.
Bit like Turkey is now scrutinizing whether Finland is really living up to the democracy criteria of NATO. That Turkey isn’t even close is irrelevant.
- yrgulation 4y agoI dont see an issue with that, regardless of how much i want Finland to join asap. Each member has equal rights and so does turkey. I dont agree with turkey but that’s a different issue. So would i agree that east europe demands the uk at least issues an apology for how their citizens have been treated during the brexit campaign if it wants any eu deal. Power now lies outside britain and members are entitled to use it. How they chose to is up to them (within diplomatic civilised parameters of course).
- JohnJamesRambo 4y agoWhat is the argument that Finland isn’t a democracy? First time I’ve heard of this.
- alkonaut 4y agoThere isn’t one. So that part is a formality. But the idea is the same: member countries that would clearly fail to meet the criteria, are scrutinizing whether other countries live up to them.