On 25 April 2005 Bulgaria signed the Treaty of Accession with the European Union and is set to join the bloc in 2007.

2005年4月25日保加利亚和欧盟签订了条约并且预计于2007年加入这一集团。

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The war also raised doubts among many members over whether Georgia, with its disputed territories, was ready to join the bloc or remained too volatile.

战争也引起了在许多成员之中的怀疑，是否格鲁吉亚州，借由它的领土争论，随时准备好叁加集团或持有太多的反复无常。

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Although most of the European unio's 28 member countries are obliged to adopt the euro, no additional countries are expected to join the currency bloc for at least several years.

尽管在欧盟的28个成员国当中，大多数都应当使用欧元，但至少在未来数年中，预计不会再有其他国家加入欧元区。

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Mr. Dombrovskis has faced intense political opposition to the plan to join the currency bloc, as well as a litany of legislative threats, but the plan remains on track.

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Russia's fears intensified when in 1999 the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland became the first former Soviet bloc states to join Nato, bringing the alliance's borders 400 miles closer to the Russian frontier.

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Indeed, there are numerous factors that could compel the Indians to join in this eastern bloc.

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