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Member states of the EUCandidate countriesOther European countries
Member states of the EU (year of entry)
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Austria (1995) -
Belgium (1952) -
Bulgaria (2007) -
Cyprus (2004) -
Czech Republic (2004) -
Denmark (1973) -
Estonia (2004) -
Finland (1995) -
France (1952) -
Germany (1952) -
Greece (1981) -
Hungary (2004) -
Ireland (1973) -
Italy (1952)
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Latvia (2004) -
Lithuania (2004) -
Luxembourg (1952) -
Malta (2004) -
Netherlands (1952) -
Poland (2004) -
Portugal (1986) -
Romania (2007) -
Slovakia (2004) -
Slovenia (2004) -
Spain (1986) -
Sweden (1995) -
United Kingdom (1973)
Candidate countries
Other European countries
| United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
| Ireland / Eire |
| Ireland |
| Eesti |
| Estonia |
| Latvija |
| Latvia |
| Lietuva |
| Lithuania |
| Polska |
| Poland |
| Ceska Republika |
| Czech Republic |
| Slovensko |
| Slovakia |
| Deutschland |
| Germany |
| Danmark |
| Denmark |
| Nederland |
| Netherlands |
| Suomi / Finland |
| Finland |
| Portugal |
| Portugal |
| Portugal |
| Portugal |
| Belgique / België; |
| Belgium |
| Sverige |
| Sweden |
| España |
| Spain |
| España |
| Spain |
| Italia |
| Italy |
| Slovenija |
| Slovenia |
| Österreich |
| Austria |
| Magyarország |
| Hungary |
| Malta |
| Malta |
| Ελλάδα - Ellada |
| Greece |
| Poranešna Jugoslovenska Republika Makedonija (P.J.R.M.) |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| България / Bulgaria |
| Bulgaria |
| România |
| Romania |
| Hrvatska |
| Croatia |
| Türkiye |
| Turkey |
| Κύπρος -Kypros / Kýbrýs |
| Cyprus |
| France |
| France |
| France |
| France |
| Luxembourg |
| Luxembourg |
| Norge |
| Norway |
| Rossija |
| Russia |
| Ukraïna |
| Ukraine |
| Republica Moldova |
| Moldova |
| Island |
| Iceland |
| Azarbaycan Respublikasi |
| Azerbaijan |
| Hayastan |
| Armenia |
| Bosna i Hercegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Crna Gora |
| Montenegro |
| Shqiperia |
| Albania |
| Srbija |
| Serbia |
| Belarus' |
| Belarus |
| Sakartvelo |
| Georgia |
| Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera |
| Switzerland |
| Città del Vaticano |
| Vatican City State |
| Monaco |
| Monaco |
| Andorra |
| Andorra |
| Liechtenstein |
| Liechtenstein |
| San Marino |
| San Marino |






















