European Union member states

There have been 25 European Union member states since 10 states joined on 1 May 2004. Two more states, Bulgaria and Romania, have completed accession negotiations and are set to join the European Union on 1 January 2007.

Related Topics:
10 states joined - 1 May - 2004 - States - Bulgaria - Romania - European Union - 1 January - 2007

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Possible future members include:

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• Croatia and Turkey, which are recognised as candidate members but no date has been set for either to become a member state
• the three members of European Free Trade Association who are also members of the European Economic Area, although the people of Norway have twice rejected the chance to join in national referenda, and Liechtenstein and Iceland had never applied to join
• Switzerland, the fourth member of EFTA, chose not to join the EEA but has a long-standing EU membership application; however, negotiations are not active
• non-members in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, particularly the Republic of Macedonia, which is currently in the process of being recognized as a candidate country.
• non-members in the Southern Mediterranean (Maghreb states), such as Morocco and Tunisia
 
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