The correct answer Having a shoreline makes shipment by sea possible, which is less expensive than over land
North African and Middle Eastern countries can't join the EU since they're not from Europe, and regarding security, it's all the same now since it's not the middle ages any more.
Climate change can worsen the intensity of tropical storms (such as hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones) in several ways, including by making record rainfall more likely and by causing sea levels to rise, which can raise the risk of storm surges.
