>>17947591 (OP)
>Turkey
Too big, corrupt, and non-European enough. If they get in, they'd have too much power in the council. France and Germany no like-y.
>Norway Switerzland Vatican City San Marino Andorra Monaco Lichtenstein
Not part of EU, but has better deals (Norway, Switerzland) or in there by default already cause of Italy (Vatican, San Marino) or participates in the free zone anyways. Norway in particular is fiercely protective of its fishing and especially oil rights. Joining the EU means submitting to EU arbitration, which means they might lose these offshore oil sources.
>Serbia
Hates NATO cause of the 90s. EU is basically NATO+.
>Kosovo
Isn't recognized by Spain because it's technically a breakaway province. Spain doesn't want to support them because it reminds them of their own regional independence movements.
>North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Might join. These countries are in or trying to join NATO, so they're clearly western-aligned. But EU has economic and political requirements like a stable banking institution and free elections. Unsure the specific criteria for each country. There's also going to be a transition period as these countries begin swapping out their currencies for Euros and the EU are loathed to accept potential baggage members after the Greece nearly bankrupting themselves scenario.
>Greenland
No benefit. 300k and the trade with mainland EU is negligible to the Europeans.
>Russia Ukraine
lol.
