* 2005 – Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.

Exports to the European Union were US $ 15. 4 billion, a 63. 7 % increased compared to 2005 ( US $ 9. 4 billion ).

It applied in 2003, and began with accession negotiations in 2005 ( see also: Accession of Croatia to the European Union ).

The European Commission has proposed to assist Croatia's efforts to join the European Union with 245 million euros from PHARE, ISPA and SAPARD aid programs over the course of 2005 and 2006.

" My all-time favorite is Todd Phillips ," proclaimed Union Station bassist Barry Bales in April 2005.

* American Civil Liberties Union – 9 % for 2005 – 2006

Jackson, TN: Union University Press, 2005.

The World Bank reported that the European Union was the top food importer in 2005, followed at a distance by the USA and Japan.

* 2005 – Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

International Women's Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, organized by the National Women Workers Trade Union Centre on 8 March 2005.

After an agreement with the European Union in 2005, this tax exempt regime is due to disappear on 31 December 2010.

Earlier in December 2005, the European Commission initiated the second stage of infringement proceedings against the British Government relating to Gibraltar ’ s failure to transpose five European Union directives on electronic communications, but these were closed after the relevant legislation was passed into law by the House of Assembly in June 2006.

In early 2005, the Greens were the target of the German Visa Affair 2005, instigated in the media by the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ).

The closing-down of the Guantanamo Prison has been requested by Amnesty International ( May 2005 ), the United Nations ( February 2006 ) and the European Union ( May 2006 ).

In September 2005, a joint political declaration between the European Union and Iraq was signed which forms the basis of regular political dialogue.

From 2005 to 2011, there were protracted dealings between Jersey and the United Kingdom over Jersey's " zero-ten " tax regime and whether it would be acceptable to the European Union.

It is the fruit of a fusion in 2005 between the Methodist Church of France and the Union of Methodist Churches ( in France ).

Note: data available for 2004 ( 2005 ) from International Telecommunication Union through europaworld. com

On 23 February 2005, the Union for a Popular Movement ( UMP ) conservative majority at the French National Assembly voted a law compelling history textbooks and teachers to " acknowledge and recognize in particular the positive role of the French presence abroad, especially in North Africa ".

In fact, the country's economy had created more than half of all the new jobs in the European Union over the five years ending 2005.

The developments of 2005 led to renewed questions about a commitment to democracy made by Togo in 2004 in a bid to normalise ties with the European Union, which cut off aid in 1993 over the country's human rights record.

EU market share of Turkish companies in consumer electronics has increased significantly following the Customs Union agreement signed between the EU and Turkey: in color TVs from 5 % in 1995 to more than 50 % in 2005, in digital devices from 3 % to 15 %, and in white goods from 3 % to 18 %.

In 2005, the Public Service Association of NSW and the Community and Public Sector Union were in dispute with the University over a proposal to privatise security at the main campus ( and the Cumberland campus.

According to the CIA the gini index which measures income inequality ( the higher the less equal the income distribution ) was clocked at 45. 0 in 2005, compared to 32. 0 in the European Union and 28. 3 in Germany.

In the hugely divisive 2005 referendum on the European Constitution, the Greens campaigned for a Yes vote.

He campaigned for a " No " vote in the French referendum on the EU Constitution in 2005 ( the proposal was defeated ).

Jackson has actively campaigned against smoking bans in both the United States and the United Kingdom, writing a 2005 pamphlet The Smoking Issue, a 2007 essay Smoke, Lies and the Nanny State, and issuing a satirical song (" In 20-0-3 ") on the subject.

'" Hijra social movements have campaigned for recognition as a third sex, and in 2005, Indian passport application forms were updated with three gender options: M, F, and E ( for male, female, and eunuch, respectively ).

In 2005, it campaigned against the proposed European Constitution and the possible integration of Turkey in the European Union ; Bruno Mégret said that the Europeans, including France, were lying to the Turks by having them believe they could integrate within the EU, whereas public opinion would surely reject Turkey's membership in a referendum.

He entered the race for president in the spring of 2005, and campaigned by helicopter to cover the sparsely populated country, where even permanent settlements are often spaced miles away from one another.

During the 2005 provincial election, James campaigned heavily on her name and image.

The ' Save the Ridge ' group had campaigned against the proposed road since that time and took legal action which stalled the project until October 2005.

Kyrgyz Hizb ut-Tahrir members campaigned unsuccessfully for an affiliated candidate in Kyrgyzstan's national presidential election in July 2005, and have participated in municipal elections where their followers have won in a number of regions.

The MPF resists increases in European integration and campaigned for a " no " vote in the 2005 referendum on the European constitution.

In 2005, the party campaigned against the ratification of the European Constitution.

In the wake of Tom DeLay's indictment in September 2005, Wamp campaigned among his fellow Republican House members to become the majority whip, the number three position in the Republican House leadership.

He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in 2006 and 2008 as a Liberal.

In the 2005 elections, she again campaigned for ACT party vote and accompanied Rodney Hide through much of his Epsom campaign.

In 2005, the Council attracted some limited controversy when Valéry Giscard d ' Estaing and Simone Veil campaigned for the proposed European Constitution, which was submitted to the French voters in a referendum.

From the last rally of the 2005 season, Ford campaigned a brand new model, the Focus RS WRC 06, following the launch of the new road-going version of the car.

Dougherty campaigned for re-election in 2005 but did not win the Democratic primary, losing to opponent Ron Young.

Almost all Green Party candidates actively campaigned for the electoral reform referendum in the 2005 election.

More recently, Cameron campaigned against a gay-rights initiative in Maine in 2000, testified in favor of the failed Virginia Anti-Gay Adoption Bill in 2005, and opposed a 2007 Colorado bill intended to allow cohabiting couples to adopt.

Competed in several Rolex races in 2001, 2002 and 2003, and campaigned full-time in 2004 ( Maserati ) and 2005 ( Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ).

Strauss-Kahn then campaigned for the " Yes " at the French European Constitution referendum, 2005.

In communal elections of 2005, the party campaigned again in the districts of Zentrum and Margareten.

In the run up to the 2005 general election, Burt campaigned on various local issues affecting Solihull, and succeeded in overturning incumbent John Taylor's large majority.

Thorning-Schmidt campaigned for the party leadership as a moderate candidate and was elected by the party members on 12 April 2005, ahead of the other candidate, Frank Jensen.