Turkey has a long-standing application with the EU, but their accession negotiations have stalled since 2016.[9] This is due to the political issues surrounding the accession of the country.[10] As for the Western Balkan states, the EU had pledged to include them after their civil wars: in fact, two states have entered (Slovenia in 2004 and Croatia in 2013), four are candidates, and the remaining two have pre-accession agreements.[11]