WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyprus and Malta join the EU along with 8 Central and Eastern European countries-Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia-finally ending the division of Europe after the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -2010 – Europe tackles the financial crisis The 16 EU countries that use the euro back a plan to help them deal with their deficits. The EU helps several countries confront their difficulties and establishes a Banking Union to ensure safer and more reliable banks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia became members on 1 May 2004, but some areas of cooperation in the European Union will apply to some of the EU member states at a later date.

Detailed explanation-4: -It shows the growth of the European Union and its predecessors through enlargement from six members in 1952 to twenty-five in 2004 and twenty-seven members in 2007; as of 2006, at least seven (possibly even more) are expected to join in its future.