Found this relic from more hopeful times.

@bjnpck What were the hopes back then, to join the EU? 😆

@parseb The the human and capital resources the country had would be put to better use.

@bjnpck AI says - 1991: Upon declaring independence in June 1991, the Slovenian government immediately identified "European integration" as its primary foreign policy objective. They saw EU membership as a way to secure their economy and solidify their status as a Western democracy.