I’ll dig around and see if I can find it again. Maybe I can get my hot little hands on the actual application but yes, apparently the EU requires nations to “proclaim sovereignty” by filing a declaration.
Below is the link to show ALL of the “nations” belonging to Russia since December 1990/91…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union#Union_Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union
I’ll dig around and see if I can find it again. Maybe I can get my hot little hands on the actual application but yes, apparently the EU requires nations to “proclaim sovereignty” by filing a declaration. Below is the link to show ALL of the “nations” belonging to Russia since December 1990/91… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union#Union_Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union