In the Neighborhood of the Camp Kistarcsa 2012

The new member states of the European Union and possibilities

for the expansion (workshop)

Presented by the

Bulgarian Gender

Research Foundation

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Map of the current EU members

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The inner six & the beginningof the expansion

Since 1952• Belgium• France• West Germany• Italy• Luxembourg• Netherlands

Since 1973• Denmark• Ireland• United KingdomSince 1981• GreeceSince 1986• Portugal• Spain

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The new member states

Since 1995

• Austria

• Finland

• Sweden

Since 2004

• Cyprus

• Estonia

• Hungary

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Malta

• Poland

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

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The newest member states

In 2007 two countries joined the EU:

• Bulgaria

• Romania

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Candidate countries

• Croatia

• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

• Iceland

• Montenegro

• Serbia

• Turkey

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Topics for discussion

• Do you see any differences (positive or negative) in your country since it joined the EU?

• Do you think the situation in your country would’ve been better if didn’t join the EU?

• Which of the candidate countries should be allowed to join the EU next and why?

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More topics for discussion

• Do you think some of the already accepted members shouldn't have been accepted? Why?

• Do you think that if new members get into the Euro zone (they get the right to print Euro money), there could be problems like the ones in Greece at the moment?

• Go drink tea/coffee …