Despite the increase in scepticism about whether the EU should continue trying to expand, the European Commission remains committed to helping those countries which want to join the trade bloc. With Croatia becoming the 28th member state in 2013, there are currently six candidate countries negotiating membership – Iceland, and five in southeast Europe – Albania, Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. Two more – Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo – are “potential candidates”, promised the prospect of joining when they are ready.
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