eu enlargements with dates of accession: elargissement de l'union european avec les dates

The

EU Enlargements

In 1951, Benelux

joined

West Germany,

France

and Italy to form the

European Coal and

Steel Community

(ECSC) in Paris

Benelux is simply:

• Belgium• The Netherlands• Luxemburg

So the founding 6 are :

•West Germany

•France

•Italy

•Belgium

•Netherlands

•Luxemburg

First Enlargement of the EU

1973• 1 January 1973• Denmark• Ireland• United Kingdom

Second Enlargement

19811 January 1981

3rd Enlargement

19861 January 1986

•Spain•Portugal

4th Enlargement 1995•Austria•Finland•Sweden 1 January

1995

5th Enlargement

•10 countries

•1 May 2004

2004

CyprusCzech Republic

EstoniaHungary

LatviaLithuania

MaltaPoland

SlovakiaSlovenia

In alphabetical order

6th Enlargement

•Completing the 5th

Enlargement of 2004

• Bulgaria

• Romania

2007 1 January 2007

7th Enlargement

Croatia2013 1 July 2013

GermanyFranceItalyBelgiumThe NetherlandsLuxemburg

The United KingdomDemarkIreland

Greece

SpainPortugal

AustriaFinlandSweden

Czech RepublicCyprusLithuaniaLatviaSlovakiaSloveniaHungaryPolandEstoniaMalta

BulgariaRomania

Croatia

Thank you and Good Luck

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