January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became member states of the European Union (EU) in the fifth wave of EU enlargement. Romania was the first country of post-communist...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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