In your opinion, which European country is the closest and most loyal ally of Israel?

By when will these events occur in your opinion relating to the European Union (answer each question please)?

• These are very realistic events that I believe will occur eventually. Please make your best guesses, be realistic, and tell me when you think these events will occur if ever in your opinion. 1. By what year will the European Union encompass all European countries? 2. By what year will Turkey finally join the European Union? 3. By what year will Georgia (without Abkhazia and South Ossetia), Azerbaijan, and Armenia join the European Union? 4. Do you believe Russia, who sees itself as a Western country, with ties closer to Europe then Asia, will ever join the European Union, if so, how many decades from now? 5. After the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been resolved, assuming their is an Israel and a Palestine, do you believe that Israel will eventually join the European Union and Palestine join the Arab League? 6. Do you believe Iceland and Greenland will eventually join the European Union? Question written on March 11, 2009

• Answer:

  First of all the European union is still discussing IF countries like Russia and Turkey CAN join the EUROPEAN union since those countries' are mostly in Asia. So. #1. No earlier than 2030. Russia stills has at least one pro-Russia country/anti the west (almost to a fanatical level). #2. Hopefully it won't, until its government has been thrown out of all buildings where they have power they can't be allowed to join. If they do then Sweden might leave the EU we already have a majority that is against the EU according to several non-governmental surveys. But if you need a year let's say between 2013 and 2025. #3. That's almost impossible to say. Georgia is going to join before the rest of them IF they will ever be allowed to join. Turkey has to join first, Russia might even join before them and the EU has to allow countries outside Europe to join. That's not gonna happen for decades. I say not before 2030. #4. First of all I have personally heard Russian politicians say that Russia isn't part of the west and that it doesn't want to. I know 4 russians myself and they all say that Russia isn't even close to be a western country. Secondly Russia doesn't have close ties with the west, do you remember the cold war? The president that was in power before Putin was pro-west but Putin wasn't and Medjedev ain't either. I say not before 2035. It isn't gonna happen until they have had a pro western government for like a 20 years. Even the people are extremely anti west. They blame the US for everything that has gone bad in Russia and the US closest allies are in the EU and don't forget NATO. #5. No. Not before 2040. #6. Yes of course. There are already talks in Iceland about joining the EU because of the economic crisis there. Don't know about Greenland though. I think it's gonna happen between 2012 and 2020. Answer written March 11, 2009