From: Richard Oliver 
Newsgroups: uk.politics.misc alt.conspiracy.new-world-order uk.finance
Subject: Re: When will Russia join the EU?
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:12:43 +0000

Dave wrote:
> I was wondering, when, if ever, Russia will join the EU.  My
> expectation is that negotiations will be made public sometime with the
> next president in charge.
> 
> I think most people would agree that Russia would fit in quite easily,
> assuming that crime and corruption are under control.  With Russia
> having the Euro it should take foreign exchange risk out of buying most
> of the energy.

It's an interesting idea.  If we had a free vote on whether to allow 
Russia OR Turkey to join I know where my vote would be cast.