Members:
MEMBERS:
Eu has following member states:
Year
1957
members Belgium,France,Germany,Italy,Luxembourg
Total
6
Year
1973
members
Denmark,Ireland,United Kingdom
Total
9
Year
1981
members
Greece
Total
10
Year
1986
members
Portugal,Spain
Total
12
Year
1995
members
Austria,Finland,Sweden
Total
15
Year
2004
members
Cyprus,Czech Republic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania ,Malta,Poland,Slovakia,Slovenia
Total
25
Year
2007
members
Bulgaria,Romania
Total
27
CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP:
Turkey, a member of NATO, with a long-standing association agreement with the EU, applied for membership in 1987. Its geographical location and political history made the EU hesitate for a long time before replying positively to its application. However, in October 2005, the European Council opened accession negotiations with Turkey. At the same time, it entered into negotiations with Croatia, another candidate country. No date has yet been set for the entry into force of any future accession treaty for these two countries at the end of the membership negotiations.
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A Man Would Do Nothing,
If He Waited Until He
Could Do It So Well
That No One Would Find Fault
With What He Has Done.
Last edited by prieti; Friday, August 03, 2007 at 03:42 AM.
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