• A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.

    Jose Manuel Barroso: A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.
    "Catalonia warns EU that million-strong march cannot be ignored" by Giles Tremlett, www.theguardian.com. September 13, 2012.