[Assam] European Union and South Asian Federation

[Dilip and Dil Deka]

I am sure most netters have read european history and know how viciously the european tribes (and subsequently nations) fought for centuries. World wars I and II were fought in Europe. If those people can form an economic and political union for the sake of survival, what is wrong in expecting India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (also Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan possibly) to form a federation?
There are 27 members in the EU and it is growing.
Dilip
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The continental territories of the member states of the European Union (European Communities pre-1993), animated in order of accession.

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Austria

Belarus

Belgium


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Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech
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Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland


Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Mac.

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Moldova

Mont.

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

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European Union is composed of 27 sovereign Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[30]
The Union's membership has grown from the original six founding states—Belgium, France, (then-West) Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands—to the present day 27 by successive enlargements as countries acceded to the treaties and by doing so, pooled their sovereignty in exchange for representation in the institutions.[31]
To join the EU a country must meet the Copenhagen criteria, defined at the 1993 Copenhagen European Council. These require a stable democracy that respects human rights and the rule of law; a functioning market economy capable of competition within the EU; and the acceptance of the obligations of membership, including EU law. Evaluation of a country's fulfilment of the criteria is the responsibility of the European Council.[32]
No member state has ever left the Union, although Greenland (an autonomous province of Denmark) withdrew in 1985. The Lisbon Treaty now provides a clause dealing with how a member leaves the EU.
There are three official candidate countries, Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Iceland are officially recognised as potential candidates.[33] Kosovo is also listed as a potential candidate but the European Commission does not list it as an independent country because not all member states recognise it as an independent country separate from Serbia.[34]
Four Western European countries that have chosen not to join the EU have partly committed to the EU's economy and regulations: Iceland, which has now applied for membership, Liechtenstein and Norway, which are a part of the single market through the European Economic Area, and Switzerland, which has similar ties through bilateral treaties.[35][36] The relationships of the European microstates, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican include the use of the euro and other areas of co-operation.[37]