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On Europe’s Edge | |
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Earlier this year, the European Union celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. What started as an economic club of six western European countries has grown into a complex union of twenty-seven nations. But now it’s a waiting game for countries that are trying to join the EU. BBC Brussels correspondent Oana Lungescu investigates the problems facing countries that seek membership. |
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Only half of people in the EU want the club to continue admitting new members. It's against this backdrop of 'enlargement fatigue' that Serbia, among others, is making a case for membership. The BBC’s Oana Lungescu examines whether the ghosts of Serbia’s past will hinder its hopes for EU membership. |
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Of all the countries aspiring to join the European Union, Turkey is the biggest and the most problematic. Most of the country lies geographically in Asia. And at a time when Turkey's membership talks seem to have stalled, Turks are getting increasingly frustrated of waiting for an invitation to join the EU. |
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| Click here to listen to the final part of Oana Lungescu's series on EU expansion. She travels to former Soviet countries that now find themselves caught in a sort of no-man's land between the EU and Russia. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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