What is the EU Associate Membership System? What are the requirements of the European Union

What is the EU Associate Membership System? What are the requirements of the European Union for associate and full members?

EU members are divided into two parts: initial and acceded, but apart from them, they also distinguish countries with associated membership, partial membership and invited membership.

Thus, the Primary Countries are the states that took part in the drafting of the Articles of Incorporation.

Affiliated – these are those countries that entered the union after its creation. They must also meet all EU requirements.

Associate Members are countries that do not fully meet the criteria for EU membership.

The status of a specially invited member can be granted to a country on the basis of a decision of the Committee of Ministers. In this case, the status of this country does not differ from that of the associate.