There is only one country that is trying to combine with European Union. The country that is try to do this is France.
agree to have a market economy
Norway.
the first balkan country was Slovenia
Be part of Europe and swear allegiance to it.
Albania is not a member of the organisation known as the European Union. It is a European country, being part of the continent of Europe.
Not being in Europe...
Japan is not in the European Union.
Virginia
The UK, Denmark, and Ireland join the European Union in 1973.
The European Union is an organisation that countries apply to join. It is not a place and is not a continent. Bosnia is a European country, but is not yet a member of the European Union. Before it can become a member a lot of things have to be done for it to meet the conditions for membership. Bosnia wants to join but it will be a while before this happens.
No country joined the European Union in October 2007. Two countries did join in 2007, Bulgaria and Romania, but they both joined on the 1st of January 2007.