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madaboutharry

(40,210 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2022, 09:58 AM Mar 2022

An explanation on EU membership

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/eu-what-it-is/en/

This publication is a guide to the European Union (EU) and what it does.

The first section explains in brief what the EU is.

The second section, ‘What the European Union does’, describes what the EU is doing in 35 different areas to improve the lives of people in Europe and further afield.

The third section, ‘How the European Union makes decisions and takes action’, describes the institutions at the heart of the EU’s decision-making process and how their decisions are translated into actions.

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An explanation on EU membership (Original Post) madaboutharry Mar 2022 OP

thanks for posting samsingh Mar 2022 #1

Thanks👍 jstnwill Mar 2022 #2

Thank you for this link PJMcK Mar 2022 #3

In the current context of Ukraine's request to be a NATO member msfiddlestix Mar 2022 #4

samsingh

(17,596 posts)

1. thanks for posting

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 10:00 AM

Mar 2022

jstnwill

(49 posts)

2. Thanks👍

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 10:03 AM

Mar 2022

PJMcK

(22,035 posts)

3. Thank you for this link

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 10:04 AM

Mar 2022

The European Union is fundamentally an economic and social pact. It is not a military alliance.

Nonetheless, Ukraine should be admitted post haste. The civilized world must stand united against Putin. His aggression must be defeated.

msfiddlestix

(7,282 posts)

4. In the current context of Ukraine's request to be a NATO member

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 10:12 AM

Mar 2022

does it (acceptance procedures) make it easier to first be an EU member?

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