How Big Could the EU Get (hypothetically) ?

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The European Union today is made out of 27 countries and is a home to more than 450 million people with a combined GDP of about $19 trillion. But, in theory, the EU could be much bigger. In this video, we’re taking a very hypothetical look at how big the EU could actually get.

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00:00 – Introduction
00:55 – Context
02:44 – What Qualifies as ‘European’
04:13 – How Big Can the EU Get?
07:37 – Sponsored Content

References:
Outermost regions
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions_en?etrans=lt

Armenia
https://kyivindependent.com/armenian-president-signs-law-on-countrys-eu-accession/

Azerbaijan
https://caucasusedition.net/no-membership-yet-essential-azerbaijan-in-the-eus-strategic-calculus/

Canada
https://abacusdata.ca/what-canadians-think-about-canada-joining-the-european-union/

Israel
http://www.cephas-library.com/israel/israel_weighing_eu_membership.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-should-more-aggressively-seek-nato-eu-memberships-says-former-bulgarian-fm/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2014/02/07/former-spanish-pm-aznar-israel-needed-by-european-union-should-be-accepted-as-member-state/

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