Third-country Economic Relationships With The European Union
The European Union has a number of relationships with nations that are not formally part of the Union. According to the European Union's official site, and a statement by Commissioner Günter Verheugen, the aim is to have a ring of countries, sharing EU's democratic ideals and joining them in further integration without necessarily becoming full member states.
Read more about Third-country Economic Relationships With The European Union: EFTA and EEA, Eurozone-related, Customs Unions, European Union Free Trade Agreements, European Neighbourhood Policy, Economic Variation
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