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The 17 pages that link to Enlargement of the European Union, each with the reason it gives.

• European UnionRelated: Successive accessions expanded the Union beyond its original six members.

• European CouncilRelated: The European Council makes key political decisions at major stages of accession.

• Revolutions of 1989Related: Several former communist countries later joined the EU, anchoring their post-1989 political and economic realignment.

• BalkansRelated: EU accession has shaped political and economic change in several Balkan countries.

• South CaucasusRelated: EU integration prospects have become a major point of orientation for Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

• Eastern EuropeRelated: Enlargement has altered how former communist countries are grouped in policy and public discussion.

• Post-communismRelated: Accession negotiations encouraged legal and institutional reforms in many post-communist states.

• Visegrád GroupRelated: Preparing for EU membership was a central early purpose of the alliance.

• 2000sRelated: The 2004 and 2007 enlargements altered Europe’s political and economic landscape.

• History of the BalkansRelated: EU accession has become a major framework for postwar political change in parts of the Balkans.

• Pro-EuropeanismRelated: Debates over enlargement test whether solidarity and integration should extend farther across Europe.

• Central European Free Trade AgreementRelated: Accession led several original CEFTA members to leave the agreement.

• Economy of the European UnionRelated: Enlargement expands the market while changing its population, output, and regional balance.