The penalties for invading during a Sunday would be ferocious. (View Post)

They were quite poor, as a result of Communism combined with the COMECON (which was setup to drain money from the satellite states of the USSR) So they popped into the European scene with a well educ… (View Post)

One reason that a chunk of German politicians are quite keen on integrating Ukraine into the EU system is that that EU investment in Ukraine as it comes up to speed will provide a huge opportunity fo… (View Post)

IIRC you can hold a referendum on any action of the Swiss government or law. Just need to get enough signatures on a petition. I think it is a good system. (View Post)

The rich countries get cheap labour and cheap stuff. Which is advantageous to *some*. (View Post)