The European Union is one of the largest economic markets on the planet, with hundreds of millions of consumers with a purchasing power of trillions of dollars. This makes it a destination market for many illicit goods. There is a number of countries who are not currently members of the European Union, who have a high chance of becoming members in the future, and others who are less inclined to become members like Russia due to differences in cultural ideology, political and economic systems, but who would wish to become members if it meant a border free zone and therefore increased economic development.
European Union-non EU Borders
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