[marton78]

> Why would countries join the EU and the Euro if it didn't benefit them?

Joining benefits the country's elites, rather than its general populace -- and it's these elites who decide whether to join.

Bulgaria joining will weaken the Euro, which benefits big, export-oriented economies such as Germany and France. This is how the Euro has always worked: the big economies dilute their trade surpluses at the cost of smaller European countries.

[PunchTornado]

no proofs, just rephrasing what anti-eu propaganda says. also it is nice how people think they are able to dismiss a policy like the euro in 2 sentences thinking they understand it. probably without a phd in economics either.

[Strom]

> Joining benefits the country's elites, rather than its general populace -- and it's these elites who decide whether to join.

That's bullshit. The decision to join is made via referendum.

[hgomersall]

And the strong countries export their unemployment to the weak countries.

[ChocolateGod]

all the elites like the expats in Spain.