If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     European Union Exercise 1 At Last, Enlargement Day Has Come. Will it Bring Prosperity Or Troubles--or Both? Grzegorz Ekiert and Andrew Moravcsik. Newsweek International, May 10, 2004 p18 1. Why were Portugal, Spain, and Ireland major successes after joining the EU? 2. Why is such success more problematic for the ten states that joined the EU on May 1, 2004? 3. In what ways has Greece’s membership in the EU been less than spectacular? 4. How has the power of Brussels decreased the ability of EU member states to respond to the desires of their citizens?