21.   Those three former Soviet bloc countries also started talks with the European Union for possible membership ahead of Slovakia.

22.   His principal demands were that compromises be found on fishing quotas, on agricultural policy and on possible membership of the European Union.

23.   A French foreign ministry spokeswoman said Kozyrev would raise a variety of subjects during his visit, including possible Russian membership of the Council of Europe.

24.   To this end the government, largely pro-European, has tentatively relaunched the debate on possible European Union membership.

25.   While NATO did feature in the talks, the ministers said no explicit assurances of support for possible membership for the former Soviet republics had been given.

26.   Last July, Iranian agriculture minister Issa Kalantari referred to the advantages for farm exports of possible WTO membership.

27.   Negotiations between Switzerland, which has a big population of resident foreign nationals, and Brussels over possible membership have stalled.

28.   Slovakia is probably the only country which will hold a referendum on its possible membership.

29.   The identity of the armed men and their possible membership of an organized group were not immediately known, nor were their motives.

30.   The identity of the four armed men and their possible membership of an organized group were not immediately known, nor were their motives.