They joined what was then called the EEC in 1973. It would be up to the British people to decide if they want to leave it. All EU countries would have some people in them that would not want to be in the EU, but it has been beneficial for most countries and so the majority of people and the governments in those countries want to stay as members. There are things even the supporters of EU membership may not like, but overall it is seen to have more advantages to be in the EU than not.
croatia, serbia, and turkey
There are 27 EU countries.
Norway rejected membership to the European Union.
There are no Asian countries in the EU.
Actually, it was in 2004. The following countries joined the EU.CyprusCzech RepublicHungaryEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandSloveniaSlovakia
"Can a non-EU citizen travel to any EU countries with any EU country residence permit?'' Anyone with a Swiss residence permit can travel freely throughout the Schengen Area, which is most, but not all, of the EU. You may only travel as a tourist, if you want to live permanently or work in another country and are not an EU citizen then you will need a permit from that country.
the following points are advantages for living in the EU * the countries in the EU work together. * there are no wars between the EU countries. * all EU countries aggred to a set of rules for shops.
the membership in the EU is increasing as the numbers of countries within the EU have gone from 1 to 27
As Bulgaria is a member of EU, Bulgarians freely move and pass though EU countries
this program should have any kind of answer that the people ask you guys. so far you don't have two of my questions. those questions are why did countries originally join the European Union? the other one is why do fromer communist countries want to join the EU? THAT IS MY PROBLEM IF YOU WANTED TO WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS AND THERE YOU GO BY!
The money is paid by the taxpayers of other EU countries.