Comments on: Trip to Belgrade http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/2006/09/trip-to-belgrade/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mis_Cinderella http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/2006/09/trip-to-belgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Mis_Cinderella Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:26:00 +0000 http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/?p=251#comment-103 Thx for the answers. Now you see, you have found out the riddle for yourself (IMO) :)<br/><br/>That's it.... Thx for the answers. Now you see, you have found out the riddle for yourself (IMO) :)

That’s it….

]]> By: Ryan Lyford http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/2006/09/trip-to-belgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Ryan Lyford Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:30:00 +0000 http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/?p=251#comment-102 Well, one of Serbia's main stumbling blocks is their inability to hand over war crimes fugitives. There's also the whole Kosovo issue. <br/><br/>As for the second question - I would say there a lot of factors. The previously communist countries who are closer to the west (i.e. Czech Republic, Slovenia) seem to be better off economically - likely because of better trade access and greater political and cultural influence from the West. Those who were closer (geographically and culturally) to the former Soviet Union (Bulgaria, Ukraine) seem to moving slowly towards a full "Westernized" economy. Bulgaria is doing well with its eminent entry to the EU, but I still still many signs of the leftover communist mentality - much more than I saw in Prague or Budapest. Well, one of Serbia’s main stumbling blocks is their inability to hand over war crimes fugitives. There’s also the whole Kosovo issue.

As for the second question – I would say there a lot of factors. The previously communist countries who are closer to the west (i.e. Czech Republic, Slovenia) seem to be better off economically – likely because of better trade access and greater political and cultural influence from the West. Those who were closer (geographically and culturally) to the former Soviet Union (Bulgaria, Ukraine) seem to moving slowly towards a full “Westernized” economy. Bulgaria is doing well with its eminent entry to the EU, but I still still many signs of the leftover communist mentality – much more than I saw in Prague or Budapest.

]]> By: Miss_Cinderella http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/2006/09/trip-to-belgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Miss_Cinderella Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.ryanlyford.com/myblog/?p=251#comment-101 Some counter questions to your very first questions: did you ever think about why Serbia didn't get to the list of countries entering the EU? (not very hard to find out). The second question is: why is it that some of the previously communist countries are developed than the others although they were all communist countries and they had all similar bilateral relationships with the Soviet Union? I am curious about your answers ;) Some counter questions to your very first questions: did you ever think about why Serbia didn’t get to the list of countries entering the EU? (not very hard to find out). The second question is: why is it that some of the previously communist countries are developed than the others although they were all communist countries and they had all similar bilateral relationships with the Soviet Union? I am curious about your answers ;)

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