European Union

8/24/06 Israel buying nuclear subs
7/14/06 May as well know whose on which side
11/8/05 Kyoto will crush EU economies
10/31/05 Isreal wiped off the map, UN says nothing
9/24/05 Kill them all

Organization membership:
Austria (added 1 January 1995)
Belgium (charter member of European Community on 25 March 1957)
Bulgaria (added 1 January 2007)
Cyprus (added 1 May 2004)
Czech Republic (added 1 May 2004)
Denmark (joined European Community on 1 January 1973) (Greenland withdrew after gaining home rule from Denmark on 1 January 1985)
Estonia (added 1 May 2004)
Finland (added 1 January 1995)
France (charter member of European Community on 25 March 1957)
French Guiana (French Overseas Department)
Germany (charter member of European Community on 25 March 1957) (Territory of former German Democratic Republic becomes part of the European Community as part of unified Germany on 3 October 1990)
Gibraltar
Greece (joined European Community on 1 January 1981)
Guadeloupe (French Overseas Department)
Hungary (added 1 May 2004)
Ireland (joined European Community on 1 January 1973)
Italy (charter member of European Community on 25 March 1957)
Latvia (added 1 May 2004)
Lithuania (added 1 May 2004)
Luxembourg (charter member of European Community on 25 March 1957)
Malta (added 1 May 2004)
Martinique (French Overseas Department)
Netherlands (charter member of European Community on 25 March 1957)
Poland (added 1 May 2004)
Portugal (joined European Community on 1 January 1986)
Romania (added 1 January 2007)
Slovakia (added 1 May 2004)
Slovenia (added 1 May 2004)
Spain (joined European Community on 1 January 1986)
Sweden (added 1 January 1995)
United Kingdom (joined European Community on 1 January 1973)

Candidate Nations
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Serbia
Turkey


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