According to the Maastricht Treaty, each current member state and the European Parliament must agree to any enlargement. The process of enlargement is sometimes...
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enlargement since the foundation of the European Union as the European Economic Community by the Inner Six states in 1958 brought total membership of...
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The largest enlargement of the European Union (EU), in terms of number of states and population, took place on 1 May 2004. The simultaneous accessions...
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The most recent enlargement of the European Union saw Croatia become the European Union's 28th member state on 1 July 2013. The country applied for EU...
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became member states of the European Union (EU) in the fifth wave of EU enlargement. Romania was the first country of post-communist Europe to have official...
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The 1995 enlargement of the European Union saw Austria, Finland, and Sweden accede to the European Union (EU). This was the EU's fourth enlargement and...
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government. Potential enlargement of the European Union is governed by Article 49 of the Maastricht Treaty. If the UK applied to rejoin the EU, it would need...
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Currencies of the European Union Economy of the European Union Enlargement of the European Union (1973–2013) European Economic Area (integration with the EFTA...
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The Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement is the member of the European Commission in charge of overseeing the accession process of prospective...
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This is a sequence of tables giving statistical data for past and future enlargements of the European Union. All data refer to the populations, land areas...
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European Union is the political process for integrating countries into the European Union. Enlargement of the African Union Enlargement of the Arab League...
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Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union (EU). It applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009, and has since June...
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The 1973 enlargement of the European Communities was the first enlargement of the European Communities (EC), now the European Union (EU). Denmark, Ireland...
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responsible for the enlargement process of the European Union and for the European Neighbourhood Policy. The European Union over the years has expanded...
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The 1981 enlargement of the European Communities was the second enlargement of what is now the European Union, then the European Communities (EC). Greece...
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Cyprus became a full member of the European Union in 2004. Despite being a divided country, the entire island is EU territory. Turkish Cypriots are eligible...
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The accession of Moldova to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Following an application by Moldova in March...
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The accession of Georgia to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Following an application by Georgia in March...
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acceded to the European Communities, now the European Union, in 1986. This was the third enlargement of the Communities, following on from the 1973 and...
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The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union (EU) is the stated aim of the present relations between the two entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina...
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Inner Six (redirect from Founding members of the European Union)
Group Enlargement of the European Union EU Med Group European Economic Area European Free Trade Association EU three G6 (EU) Multi-speed Europe Opt-outs...
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The Czech Republic has been a member state of the European Union since the 2004 enlargement of the European Union. It is not a member of the eurozone....
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accession to the European Union (EU) as a member state, following its application to become a full member of the European Economic Community (EEC), the predecessor...
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Copenhagen criteria (redirect from European Union Membership criteria)
The Copenhagen criteria are the rules that define whether a country is eligible to join the European Union. The criteria require that a state has the...
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The procedures for voting in the Council of the European Union are described in the treaties of the European Union. The Council of the European Union...
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underneath the coat of arms, instead of the country code RSM. Of those states that joined in the 2004 enlargement of the European Union Malta already used...
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been a member state of the European Union since 1 May 2004, with the Treaty of Accession 2003 signed on 16 April 2003 in Athens as the legal basis for Poland's...
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European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Free trade agreements of the European Union Potential enlargement of the European Union Iceland–European Union...
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Assembly of European Regions Enlargement of the European Union European integration Geography of Europe Politics of Europe Politics of the European Union Potential...
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Berlin Process (category Enlargement of the European Union)
The Berlin Process is an intergovernmental cooperation initiative linked to the future enlargement of the European Union. It started with the 2014 Berlin...
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