Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
According to [http://europa.eu.int/ ''Europa'' (the European Union Online)], the official web site of the '''European Union''', the EU is "a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing states, but it is more than any other international organisation. The EU is, in fact, unique. Its Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level." [http://europa.eu.int/abc/index_en.htm]
'''[http://europa.eu.int/abc/index_en.htm About the EU]'''
Also see [http://europa.eu.int/europedirect/index_en.htm Europe Direct].
"The rule of law is fundamental to the European Union. All EU decisions and procedures are based on the [http://europa.eu.int/abc/treaties_en.htm Treaties], which are agreed by all the EU countries.
"Initially, the EU consisted of just six countries: '''Belgium''', '''Germany''', '''France''', '''Italy''', '''Luxembourg''' and the '''Netherlands'''. '''Denmark''', '''Ireland''' and the '''United Kingdom''' joined in 1973, '''Greece''' in 1981, '''Spain''' and '''Portugal''' in 1986, '''Austria''', '''Finland''' and '''Sweden''' in 1995.
"In 2004 the biggest ever enlargement takes place with 10 new countries joining."
*Cyprus
*Czech Republic
*Estonia
*Hungary
*Latvia
*Lithuania
*Malta
*Poland
*Slovakia
*Slovenia
"Applicant States"
*Bulgaria
*Romania
*Turkey
"Non-Member/Other European States"
*Albania
*Andorra
*Belarus
*Bosnia-Herzegovina
*Croatia
*Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
*Iceland
*Liechtenstein
*Moldova
*Monaco
*Norway
*Russia
*San Marino
*Serbia erbia and Montenegro
no edit summary
*Switzerland
*Ukraine
