Why Would Anyone Want to Join the EU?Why Would Anyone Want to Join the EU By Alan SkedForeign Policy
The European Union (EU) traces its origins back to the 1950s when several countries formed the European Economic Community (EEC). The EEC evolved into the EU, which was officially established in 1993 and consists of most European countries today. However, when looking at a map of the EU, ...
A solution could be a directorate general with a narrower geographic mandate, splitting the mandate between EU candidate countries likely to join the bloc in the future and those considered 'near neighbourhood', such as those in North Africa and the Middle East. "A commissione...
Brussels should not be smug about this. The Brussels “System” is the source of these frustrations. The British and other seemingly democratic countries were seduced by the neo-Gaullist system in Brussels. Public decisions are taken in private, in secret and with the collusion of what De Gaul...
It also includes certain benefits for the countries belonging to the EU. One of the biggest is the ability for products, services, people, and funds to move freely between individual countries in the EU. This can increase profits, make traveling easier, and stimulate...
REASONSWHYNORWAYDIDNOTJOINEU thebriefintroductionofEU TheEuropeanUnion(EU)isaneconomicandpoliticalunionof27memberstateswhicharelocatedprimarilyinEurope.Thepopulationof500millioninhabitants,generatedanestimated28%share(US$16.5trillion)ofthenominalgrossproductin2009.AsatradingbloctheEUaccountsfor20%ofglobalimportsand...
be very hawkish on Russia, and of course, join in on the bombing of Yemen. And this was described in the Dutch media as him getting himself and his own people into this international institutions, the Atlanticist. So NATO, obviously, with the NATO secretary general...
France has indicated that it isn't ready to join other countries in recognizing a Palestinian state, even if it isn't opposed to the idea in principle. Germany has said it will not recognize a Palestinian state for the time being.
Singapore is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, reporting a GDP per capita of US$82,794 in 2022, the highest in Asia. The city-state has maintained asteady economic growthover the past five years. Singapore reported a GDP of US$599 billion at the current market price in 2020...
Erdogan has refused to implement Western sanctions against Russia, and trade between the two countries has soared since the Ukraine invasion. Turkey is an energy-poor country, and it helps export Russian gas around the world. Russia is also funding and building Turkey's first nuclear power plant...