did not have laws about pollution
Many countries from Eastern Europe have joined the European Union since 2004. This makes it easier for them to travel to other European countries to get work. A lot of people from eastern European countries have travelled to countries in western Europe where there is more work, so a lot of eastern Europeans have gone to the United Kingdom.
Eastern European countries under former Soviet occupation have been making progress in their economies by joining the European Union (EU). In addition to the economic benefits of joining the EU, these countries have gained democratic values in doing so thus moving on from the Soviet occupation that brought communism in these countries.
No, it has always been considered part of the Eastern European Communist countries. Nowadays it it considered one of the eastern European Balkan countries.
Eastern European countries need to adopt more Western values to join the EU. These countries have already been doing so since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Most of the original EU countries were from Western Europe since the European Union came into being as a result of Franco-West German economic agreements regarding coalmining. The Benelux countries wanted to be part of that agreement, forming the antecedents of the European Union. Additionally, Eastern Europe refused to recognize a common economic market because that would be a recognition of capitalism (as opposed to communism which prevailed in Eatern Europe).
The Faroe Islands have been an autonomous province of Denmark since 1948. Though never technically (politically) gained 'independence'.
There are 20 countries in Eastern Europe Albania Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Poland Romainia Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine
Yes, since 2007 there have been 27 members.
Poland Romania Hungary Albania
Countries that are located in Europe or are considered Europeanized countries can join the European Union. Europeanized countries are countries whose culture is adopted from Europe and that have a large European population. For example, Iceland, Norway, or the Ukraine can join the EU since they are all located in Europe, and thus are European countries. But the United States, Canada, or Israel could also join the EU since they are all Europeanized countries. They must also be democratic, with an economic system that is compatible with that of the other EU countries.
The top three European countries differ throughout history. Currently, the three most powerful European countries are Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, as it has stayed since pretty much the late 1800s.
Since the 1st of July 2013, there have been 28 countries in the European Union. They are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia. Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.