European Union (EU): After Greece Exit, Israel Entry?

By Anthony Bellchambers
Global Research, June 18, 2015
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Will Netanyahu now Apply to Join the European Union – (in lieu of Greece) – together with its 5 million Dispossessed Palestinians, 400 Nuclear Warheads, 500,000 Illegal Settlers, 1.8m Civilians still under Blockade in Gaza plus its annual shipment of $3bn of guns, missiles and bombs from the powerful U.S. Congress – or would the EU Commission consider such an application from a Middle East state to be somewhat less than advantageous to its 27 members and their incredibly important, European single market?

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GREECE – Hellenic Republic, established 1830.

Full Member State of European Union

Location: Mediterranean

Capital: Athens

Population: 10,993,000

Surface Area: 131,960 km2

Currency: Euro

 

ISRAEL – UDI declared 1948

Location: Middle East (borders disputed)

Technically in a state of war with: Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Iran.

Concluded (tenuous) peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan

Capital: Jerusalem (disputed)

Population: 8,212,000

Surface Area: 22,070 km2 (disputed)

Currency: Israeli Shekel

 

Government
  Greece   Israel
GDP

2014

238,023 M.$

303,771 M.$

2014
GDP per capita

2014

21,653$

36,991$

2014
Debt

2014

421,259 M.$

196,474 M.$

 2013
Debt (%GDP)

2014

177.10%

67.62%

 2013
Debt Per Capita

2014

38,348$

24,389$

 2013
Deficit 2013

-6,815 M.$

-11,884 M.$

2013
Deficit (%GDP)

2014

-3.50%

-4.09%

2013
Expenditure (M.$)

2014

117,400.9

119,760.0

 2013
Expenditure (%GDP) 2014

49.30%

41.22%

2013

 

Trade
  Greece   Israel
Exports 2014 35,966.6 M.$ 68,120.3 M.$ 2014
Exports % GDP 2014 15.13% 22.44% 2014
Imports 2014 63,399.1 M.$ 75,338.1 M.$ 2014
Imports % GDP 2014 26.67% 24.81% 2014
Trade balance 2014 -27,432.5 M.$ -7,217.8 M.$ 2014
Trade balance % GDP 2014 -11.53% -2.38% 2014
Retail Sales YoY March 2015 1.2%

 

Socio-Demography

 

 Greece Israel
Population 2014 10,993,000 8,212,000 2014
Density 2014 83 372 2014

 

Source: http://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/greece/israel

 

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