APPENDIX 4: THE EU CLASSIFICATION
The EU15 refers to those Member States who formed
the European Union prior to 2004, namely, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The EU10 refers to the new Member States who joined
the European Union in 2004, namely the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia.
The EU25 refers to the EU15 and EU10 Member States.
The EU27 is the EU25 plus Bulgaria and Romania who
joined in 2007.
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