var eu_countries = { 
  "austria" : "AT", 
  "belgium" : "BE", 
  "bulgaria": "BG", 
  "croatia" : "HR",
  "cyprus" : "CY", 
  "czech republic" : "CZ", 
  "denmark" : "DK", 
  "estonia" : "EE", 
  "finland" : "FI", 
  "france" : "FR", 
  "fyromacedonia" : "MK",
  "germany" : "DE", 
  "greece" : "GR", 
  "hungary" : "HU", 
  "iceland" : "IS",
  "ireland" : "IE", 
  "italy" : "IT",
  "israel" : "IL",   
  "latvia" : "LV", 
  "liechtenstein" : "LI",
  "lithuania" : "LT", 
  "luxembourg" : "LU", 
  "malta" : "MT",
  "netherlands" : "NL", 
  "norway" : "NO",  
  "poland" : "PL", 
  "portugal" : "PT", 
  "romania" : "RO", 
  "serbia" : "RS",
  "slovak republic" : "SK", 
  "slovenia" : "SI", 
  "spain" : "ES", 
  "sweden" : "SE", 
  "switzerland" : "CH",
  "united kingdom" : "GB",
  "turkey" : "TR"
  };