show me your knowledge of english

aim=FTA( free trade association,i guess), keep the freedom

*JOKER*

THE MAIN STAGES OF THE EU’S FIFTH ENLARGEMENT

* 19 December 1989 : the EU sets up a programme known as Phare, for providing financial and technical assistance to the countries of central and eastern Europe.
* 3 and 16 July 1990 : Cyprus and Malta apply for EU membership.
* 22 June 1993 : the Copenhagen European Council lays down the criteria for joining the European Union.
* 31 March and 5 April 1994 : Hungary and Poland apply for EU membership.
* 1995 : applications received from Slovakia (21 June), Romania (22 June), Latvia (13 October), Estonia (24 November), Lithuania (8 December) and Bulgaria (14 December).
* 1996 : applications received from the Czech Republic (17 January) and Slovenia (10 June).
* 12-13 December 1997 : the Luxembourg European Council decides to launch the enlargement process.
* 10-11 December 1999 : the Helsinki European Council confirms that accession talks will be held with 12 candidate countries. Turkey is considered to be a candidate country “destined to join the Union”.
* 13 December 2002 : the EU reaches agreement with 10 candidate countries that they can join on 1 May 2004.
* 16 April 2003 : the 10 accession treaties are signed in Athens.
* 1 May 2004 : the 10 new member states join the EU.
* 18 June 2004 : Croatia is accepted as candidate country
* 17 December 2004 : decision on whether to start accession talks with Turkey by October 2005.
* 25 April 2005 : Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties in Luxembourg
* 2007 : the year set by the Copenhagen European Council for Bulgaria and Romania to become EU members.

ach du lieber himmel - ist ja schrecklich... DEIN wissen von englisch geht gegen null...