Claim: Slovenia is a high-income developed country in Europe.
Evidence: In 2004 , it entered NATO and the European Union ; in 2007 became the first formerly communist country to join the Eurozone ; and in 2010 joined the OECD , a global association of high-income developed countries.
The European Union -LRB- EU -RRB- is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.