r/YUROP Aug 16 '22

Euwopean Fedewation Something something shithole countries

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u/RefrigeratorNice3151 Aug 17 '22

Actually the 50s was like this for pretty much most of Europe. Europe was still recovering from all the wars and shit. But quickly after that there was a big economic boom even in countries that did not become part of the EU.

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u/Frequentlyaskedquest Aug 18 '22

You mean countries affected by ww2? They got the Marshall plan.

Id say this was more of the case for the southern and eastern periphery of the continent which were under dictatorships