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Where can i find a list of countries that are not in the European Union and why they wouldn’t join?

There is no list existing as far as I know. I just try to summarize the facts.

Each European country may apply for membership with the EU. The Copenhagen criteria are the rules that define whether a country is eligible to join the European Union.

The declaration of the June 1993 European Council in Copenhagen in short form:

EU …membership requires that candidate country has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and, protection of minorities, the existence of a functioning market economy as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union. Membership presupposes the candidate’s ability to take on the obligations of membership including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union.

Members/Observers of the Council of Europe which are Non-EU members:
Albania – potential membership candidate, SAA not ratified by all EU members yet
Andorra – European microstate
Armenia – located in Asia
Azerbaijan – located in Asia
Bosnia and Herzegovina – potential membership candidate, SAA not signed yet
Croatia – official membership candidate since 2004, negotiations have started in 2005
Georgia – located in Asia
Iceland – does not plan to join the EU
Liechtenstein – European microstate
Macedonia (FYROM) – official membership candidate since 2005, negotiations have not started yet
Moldova – has not apllied for membership and does not meet the Copenhagen criteria
Monaco – European microstate
Montenegro – potential membership candidate,SAA not ratified by all EU members yet
Norway – plebiscite against membership (1973 and 1995)
Russia – only partly in Europe, does not plan to join the EU
San Marino – European microstate
Serbia – potential membership candidate, SAA not signed yet
Switzerland – does not plan to join the EU
Turkey – only partly in Europe, official membership candidate since 2005, negotiations have started
Ukraine – has not applied for membership and does not meet the Copenhagen criteria
Vatican City – European microstate
(SAA = Stabilization and Association Agreement)

Other non-EU members:
Belarus – has not applied for membership and does not meet the Copenhagen criteria
Kazakhstan – only partly in Europe, has not applied and does not meet the Copenhagen criteria
Kosovo – partly unrecognized, SAA not signed yet
Northern Cyprus – not recognized except by Turkey

The European microstates are all of limited size and population, and have limited natural resources. As a result, they have adopted special economic policies, typically involving low levels of taxation and few restrictions on external financial investment. The European microstates have obtained special relations with the European Union. Many of the microstates have entered into a currency and/or customs union with their larger neighbours (Vatican City and San Marino with Italy, Liechtenstein with Switzerland, and Monaco with France).
As a results of this, the Euro currency is utilized in Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City. The Schengen agreement is actually implemented in Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City since there ares no border controls and it will be implemented in Liechtenstein together with Switzerland by the end of this year.

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