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The regents hoped a union between Bulgaria and Romania would solve the crisis and be the first step towards a strongly anti-Russian wider Balkan confederation. [37] Due to the great presence nationalism had in the Balkans during this epoch, this view is regarded as questionable by some historians. [39]
African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of all fifty-four internationally recognized African nations plus the disputed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO): promotion of sustainable development of the Amazon Basin; AMEA: Asia, Middle East and Africa
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During the 20th century, Bulgaria and Romania both fought on the side of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. In the cold war, both countries became communist states under the influence of the Soviet Union, but Romania formally left the sphere in 1964. The communist regimes of both countries ultimately collapsed in 1989.
Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1981, while Slovenia is a member since 2004, Bulgaria and Romania are members since 2007, and Croatia is a member since 2013. In 2005, the European Union decided to start accession negotiations with candidate countries; Turkey, and North Macedonia were accepted as candidates for EU membership.
Bulgaria is a middle-sized country situated in Southeastern Europe, in the east of the Balkans. Its territory covers an area of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), while land borders with its five neighbouring countries run a total length of 1,808 kilometres (1,123 mi), and its coastline is 354 kilometres (220 mi) long. [ 122 ]
A8 is eight of the ten countries that joined the EU in 2004, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. A2 is the countries that joined the EU in 2007, Bulgaria and Romania.
Topographic map of Romania. Romania is the largest country in Southeastern Europe and the twelfth-largest in Europe, having an area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi). [130]: 17 It lies between latitudes 43° and 49° N and longitudes 20° and 30° E. The terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills, and plains.