The Member States of the European Union
The following 27 states are the members of the European Union:
- Belgium (member since 1958)
- Germany (member since 1958)
- France (member since 1958)
- Italy (member since 1958)
- Luxembourg (member since 1958)
- the Netherlands (member since 1958)
- Denmark (member since 1973)
- United Kingdom (member since 1973)
- Ireland (member since 1973)
- Greece (member since 1981)
- Portugal (member since 1986)
- Spain (member since 1986)
- Austria (member since 1995)
- Finland (member since 1995)
- Sweden (member since 1995)
- Czech Republic (member since 2004)
- Estonia (member since 2004)
- Cyprus (member since 2004)
- Latvia (member since 2004)
- Lithuania (member since 2004)
- Hungary (member since 2004)
- Malta (member since 2004)
- Poland (member since 2004)
- Slovenia (member since 2004)
- Slovak Republic (member since 2004)
- Bulgaria (member since 2007)
- Rumania (member since 2007)
