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==Description:== | ==Description:== | ||
The European Union (EU) was established in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty). | |||
Currently the EU has 27 Members and three countries are still candidate for obtaining the membership. | |||
Listed in chronological order, the members are: | |||
{{European Union Labelled Map|float=right}} | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse" | |||
|- bgcolor="#ECECEC" | |||
! scope="col" width=10% | Year | |||
! History of European Union membership | |||
! scope="col" width=10% | No. | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 1957 | |||
| Belgium,France,West Germany<br/> | |||
Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 6 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 1973 | |||
| Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 9 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 1981 | |||
| Greece | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 1986 | |||
| Portugal, Spain | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 12 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 1995 | |||
| Austria, Finland, Sweden | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 2004 | |||
| Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia</br> Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta</br>Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 25 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" valign="center" | 2007 | |||
| Bulgaria, Romania | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 27 | |||
|} | |||
==Enablers:== | ==Enablers:== | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 5 March 2007
Description:
The European Union (EU) was established in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty). Currently the EU has 27 Members and three countries are still candidate for obtaining the membership. Listed in chronological order, the members are: Template:European Union Labelled Map
| Year | History of European Union membership | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Belgium,France,West Germany Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands |
6 |
| 1973 | Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom | 9 |
| 1981 | Greece | 10 |
| 1986 | Portugal, Spain | 12 |
| 1995 | Austria, Finland, Sweden | 15 |
| 2004 | Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia |
25 |
| 2007 | Bulgaria, Romania | 27 |