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>>12828499
Ex-soviet eastern europe in particular got fucking destroyed in two steps on entering the EU -
1) Whatever industries existed were bought out by EU competitors for pennies and mostly shut down.
which in turn helped the
2) Brain drain
to basically leech off a ton of 110+ IQ educated individuals looking for the opportunity to wage slave for more cash than their countries could offer them. A vicious cycle, leading to not just disastrous economic growth but also demographics crisis that will make japan look positively booming.
Additionally, strict EU laws prevent these countries to deal efficiently with existing and incoming muslim and gypsy minorities.