According to the Maastricht Treaty, each current member state and the European Parliament must agree to any enlargement. The process of enlargement is sometimes...

enlargement since the foundation of the European Union as the European Economic Community by the Inner Six states in 1958 brought total membership of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Currencies of the European Union Economy of the European Union Enlargement of the European Union (1973–2013) European Economic Area (integration with the EFTA...

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...

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...

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...

European Union is the political process for integrating countries into the European Union. Enlargement of the African Union Enlargement of the Arab League...

The 1973 enlargement of the European Communities was the first enlargement of the European Communities (EC), now the European Union (EU). Denmark, Ireland...

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 EU format...

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...

The 1981 enlargement of the European Communities was the second enlargement of what is now the European Union, then the European Communities (EC). Greece...

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...

Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a member of the European Union. However, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten have the status of overseas countries...

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...

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...

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...

European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Free trade agreements of the European Union Potential enlargement of the European Union Iceland–European Union...

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...

Assembly of European Regions Enlargement of the European Union European integration Geography of Europe Politics of Europe Politics of the European Union Potential...

The Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement is the member of the European Commission in charge of overseeing the accession process of prospective...

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...

The European Union is a geo-political entity, created in 1993, covering a large portion of the European continent. It is founded upon numerous treaties...

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....

responsible for the enlargement process of the European Union and for the European Neighbourhood Policy. The European Union over the years has expanded...

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...