18 June 2001 The leaders of the European Union have finally made a clear statement on when the first group of Central and Eastern European countries might be able to join the exclusive club. Well, relatively clear, as far as EU standards are concerned anyway. After much haggling, the EU leaders agreed at their summit in the Swedish city of […]

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