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The European Union has expanded from 15 to 25 members with the addition of 10 countries, mainly from Eastern Europe on 1 May 2004. More countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, and possibly Turkey could be admitted in the future. The new members are poorer than existing EU members, triggering changes in EU subsidy payments and fears that many of their workers will move west. The increased size of the EU has also led to plans to change how it is run.
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