You're right, European wasn't the right word, it was more a rich / poor thing. That's said, comparison to the US doesn't make sense, since it was only back in

You're right, European wasn't the right word, it was more a rich / poor thing. That's said, comparison to the US doesn't make sense, since it was only back in 2008 when Romania was added to the bloc. We're mostly on the same page, I just assume it's a process rather than pulling the plaster off.