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Past enlargement since the foundation of the European Union as the European Economic Community by the Inner Six states in 1958 [7] brought total membership of the EU to twenty-eight, although as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, the current number of EU member states is twenty-seven.
The European Union (EU) has expanded a number of times throughout its history by way of the accession of new member states to the Union. To join the EU, a state needs to fulfil economic and political conditions called the Copenhagen criteria (named after the Copenhagen summit in June 1993), which require a stable democratic government that ...
Below is a list of countries hoping to one day become members of the EU, and their formal status: COUNTRIES WITH CANDIDATE COUNTRY STATUS UKRAINE (candidate since 2022):
The accession of Georgia to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Following an application by Georgia in March 2022, the EU established Georgia's eligibility to become a member of the Union, recognizing the country as a potential candidate.
Formal negotiations between Ukraine and Moldova on joining the European Union begin on Tuesday, a landmark moment for the two former Soviet-bloc countries that marks the start of a long, drawn-out ...
Both countries have said they want to join the 27-nation bloc. She will also make stops in Montenegro and Bosnia. Six Western Balkan countries are at different stages on their path to join the EU ...
European Union and EAEC: 13 November 2014 European Parliament: 535 94 44 19 April 2016 (EAEC) 23 May 2016 (EU) [80] Council of the European Union Finland: 10 March 2015 Parliament: Approved 6 May 2015 [81] 24 April 2015 Presidential Assent: Granted [82] France: 3 March 2015 Senate: Approved 3 July 2015 [83] 16 April 2015 National Assembly ...
BELGRADE (Reuters) -The European Union must be ready to admit new member states by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel told a forum in the Slovenian lake resort of Bled on Monday. "I ...