Romania is already the satellite of the Central European countries,
and we can clearly see the consequences,both culturally and economically,
joining the Visegrad group would legitimize this last form of enslavement,
blocking in the same time its and others' hopes of autonomy in an essential
Balkanic League.
Bulgaria has probably opposed so far to the integration of these two states in the
above-mentioned structure ,a Russian-influenced decision or not.
Products,many times of dubious quality(like freezed or expired bread and meat) or simply unnecessary,
have been imported (systematically or on pressures) from these Central European countries ,
while the foreign investments are dangerously concentrated in a specific part of Romania.
The economic situation strongly contrasts with the political one,where Romania has one of the
most pro-Euro-Atlantic(basically there is no anti- party) ,defeating,at this chapter,coutries
like Poland,Hungary or the Czech Republic.
The extreme lack of the autochthonous capital was the result of long-term administrative measures
such as ,the complete dissapearance of the Romanian banks,today's terms of crediting are
literally draconian,bureacracy,old-fashioned threats,blackmail and murders(see the recent
Condrea case),extremely high levels of inflation and the foreign banks' autocracy and monopoly
within the Financial System (see the BNR Governor's dictatorship).
It is interesting that the most intensive or decisive parts of these processes took place earlier,
in the 90's,when the Visegrad States have blocked the entrance of Romania into this League.
Because of the obstructions,the level of the local production is lower and much more monopolized,
than in Bulgaria,where the goods are cheaper and not rarely,better,indicating a more competitive
environment.These products enter more and more on the Romanian market.
It was not that easy, with a Communist regime that strongly resembled the USSR in the very bad years
and a North Korean-like propaganda,for the Romanian of those years,that had a Tv programme of two
hours,Yugoslavia and Bulgaria seemed like some sort of US,from certain points of view.
Though,some economic processes were boldly and well-implemented,both internally and externally,where
Romania was providing services and secondary products(esp. the oil industry and constructions) to the
North African,Middle Eastern,Asian and Latin American markets,using mechanisms similar to those described
by John Perkins.The situation of the Commercial Fleet speaks for itself-it was the 9th World's largest.
Among the things that don't make Ceausescu quite a hero,is that,despite the myths,his decision of
paying rapidly the huge debt to World Bank in the conditions of the 70's Global Crisis is not
unique,the Brazilian right-winged dictators have done it similarly.
"History will have to evolve quite a bit for this to take place.
For now, the question is Romania and Bulgaria."
https://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110516-visegrad-new-european-military-force
"
I personally hope that as members of the EU these four Central European
countries will continue as a regional group, leading to an enhanced Visegrad
both in content and as a geographical extension."
http://www.visegradgroup.eu/the-visegrad-book/jeszenszky-geza-the
http://bbj.hu/economy/v4-bulgaria-romania-sign-development-cooperation-agreement_99449
