Editing European Union (section)

==== Candidate countries ====
{{Main|Potential enlargement of the European Union}}

There are nine countries that are recognised as [[Future enlargement of the European Union|candidates for membership]]: [[Accession of Albania to the European Union|Albania]], [[Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Accession of Georgia to the European Union|Georgia]], [[Accession of Moldova to the European Union|Moldova]], [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|Montenegro]], [[Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union|North Macedonia]], [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|Serbia]], [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|Turkey]], and [[Accession of Ukraine to the European Union|Ukraine]].<ref name="Europa Enlargement">{{Cite web |title=European Commission – Enlargement – Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/index_en.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408221338/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/index_en.htm |archive-date=8 April 2012 |access-date=13 March 2012 |publisher=Europa web portal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Luke McGee |date=23 June 2022 |title=Ukraine's EU hopes rise as bloc's leaders approve candidate status |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/europe/eu-approves-ukraine-candidateship-intl/index.html |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2022 |title=Bosnia and Herzegovina set for EU candidate status |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/bosnia-and-herzegovina-set-to-receive-eu-candidate-status/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=POLITICO |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 December 2023 |title=EU to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67722252 |access-date=14 December 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bayer |first=Lili |date=14 December 2023 |title=Deal reached to open EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova – Europe live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/dec/14/eu-summit-viktor-orban-aid-ukraine-live-latest-updates |access-date=14 December 2023 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[Norway–European Union relations|Norway]], [[Switzerland–European Union relations|Switzerland]] and [[Accession of Iceland to the European Union|Iceland]] have submitted membership applications in the past, but subsequently frozen or withdrawn them.<ref name="icelandover">{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Benjamin |date=16 June 2013 |title=Iceland's EU bid is over, commission told |url=http://euobserver.com/political/120501 |access-date=16 June 2013 |agency=Reuters}}</ref> Additionally [[Accession of Kosovo to the European Union|Kosovo]] is officially recognised as a potential candidate,<ref name="Europa Enlargement" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2014 |title=Georgia can apply for EU membership if it complies with democratic principles |url=https://en.trend.az/scaucasus/georgia/2264637.html |website=Trend.Az}}</ref> and submitted a membership application.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 March 2022 |title=Georgia, Moldova Formally Apply For EU Membership Amid Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-moldova-eu-applications/31734092.html |access-date=11 April 2022 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref>