CREATE TABLE table_12597 ("State" CLOB, "Status" CLOB, "Association Agreement" CLOB, "Membership Application" CLOB, "Candidate status" CLOB, "Negotiations start" CLOB, "Screening completed" CLOB, "Acquis Chapters open/closed" CLOB)

What is the status of the membership application on 2008-12-15?
SELECT "Status" FROM table_12597 WHERE "Membership Application" = '2008-12-15'
SELECT "Status" FROM "table_12597" WHERE "Membership Application" = '2008-12-15'