1.   But in Naples, Yeltsin at last emerged as a candidate member of this elite club.

2.   Still, he has been welcomed by the bigger powers to be a candidate member of most of their clubs.

3.   Azerbaijan is a candidate member of the Council of Europe, and abolishment of capital punishment is a condition of membership.

4.   Candidate members are Russia, Vietnam and Peru.

5.   However, Turkey, upset at being snubbed as a candidate member, has to date boycotted all Europe Conference meetings.

6.   Romania is a candidate EU member though detailed negotiations have not yet opened.

7.   Ten eastern European countries and Cyprus, all EU candidate members, backed the EU statement.

8.   The candidate members came here eager to join the EU and, despite the EU infighting over proposed reforms, still upbeat about their membership prospects.

9.   The country is a candidate EU member, even though entry negotiations are not expected to begin for a long time.

10.   The candidate members came here eager to join the union and, despite the EU infighting over proposed reforms, still upbeat about their prospects.