3 March 2022

After Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have also formally applied for membership

Main maps

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  States with applications

28 February 2022

Ukrainian President Zelensky submits application for his country's admission to the EU

1 February 2020

Main maps

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  Map of the European Union
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  EU as a single entity
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  EU on a globe
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  EU members and candidate countries
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  Candidate and potential candidate countries
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  EC-EU enlargement (animated)
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  Eastern Partnership (EaP)
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  EFTA countries
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  EFTA countries and former members
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  EU (transition period) and EFTA
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  EU, EFTA and EaP
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  EU, EFTA, DCFTA and EUCU
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  Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
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  EU membership possible map
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  Energy Community
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  Supranational European Bodies

Eurozone

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  Map of the Eurozone
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  Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
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  EMU with states using the euro unilaterally

31 January 2020

Brexit day

Main maps (update needed)

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  States with applications (map without borders)
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  European Economic Area (EEA)
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  EU Customs Union (EUCU)
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  Free-trade area: EEA and EUCU
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  European Space Agency (ESA)

Derivatived maps (unused)

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  EC-EU enlargement (animated png)
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  Further enlargement
  (Polish version)
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  EC-EU enlargement (colorful version with "animated legend")

29 March 2019

Brexit: deadline extended to 12 April; extended to 31 October; extended to 31 January 2020

29 March 2017

UK government invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (the formal procedure for withdrawing)

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  Location of the United Kingdom in the European Union
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  Location of the United Kingdom in Europe

23 June 2016

United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

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  President of the European Council
  Donald Tusk
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  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  David Cameron
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  Mayor of London
  Boris Johnson
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  Results by local voting areas (leave: 51.89%)

7 April 2016

Dutch Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement referendum

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  EU, Ukraine and the Russian-occupied territory
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  Result: 61.00% against

15 February 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina applied for membership of the EU.

Maps with the timestamp "EU28"

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  Candidate countries
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  Candidate and potential candidate countries
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  States with applications

5 July 2015

Greek bailout referendum

As a result of the referendum, the bailout conditions were rejected by a majority of over 61% to 39% approving.

The "No" vote (OXI in Greek) has won in all the regions of Greece.

12 March 2015

Iceland withdraws the application for membership

1 January 2015

Lithuania adopts the euro („Euras“).

18 September 2014

1st Scottish independence referendum

28 June 2014

The European Council accepts Serbia's application.

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Late February 2014

Russian special forces and pro-Russian militias occupy the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine.

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  Political map of Ukraine, highlighting Crimean Oblast
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  Eastern Partnership (with timestamp 2013)

1 January 2014

Latvia adopts the euro („Eiro“).

Maps with timestamp

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  Map of the Eurozone (2014)
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  Economic and Monetary Union (EMU 2014)
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  duplicate tif file (not used any more)

1 July 2013

Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.

Maps with timestamp

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  Map of the EU 28
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  EU 27+1
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  EU 28 as a single entity
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  EU 28 as a single entity (world)
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  EU 28 on a globe
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  Eastern Partnership
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  EFTA and Eastern Partnership
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  Map of the Eurozone (2013)
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  Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
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  Further enlargement
  (“EU 45”)
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  Union for the Mediterranean

See also: fr:Projet:Union européenne/Entrée de la Croatie

2 March 2012

The European Council accepts Serbia's application.

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  EU 27 Candidate countries
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  EU 27 Candidate and potential candidate countries
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  EU 27, EFTA and Eastern Partnership
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  Further enlargement (“EU 45”)
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  States with applications
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  States with applications (world)

30 January 2012

European Fiscal Compact: The draft intergovernmental treaty is finalised. (The treaty was signed on 2 March.)

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  EU fiscal treaty (2012)

1 January 2011

Estonia adopts the euro.

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  Map of the Eurozone (2011)
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  Economic and Monetary Union

17 December 2010

The European Council accepts Montenegro's application.

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  EFTA and Eastern Partnership (2010)

22 December 2009

Serbia officially applied for membership.

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  Serbia and EU

17 July 2009

Iceland officially applied for membership.

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  Iceland and EU

7 May 2009

Founding summit of the Eastern Partnership in Prague.

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  Eastern Partnership
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  EFTA and Eastern Partnership (2009)

28 April 2009

Albania officially applied for membership.

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  Albania and EU

1 January 2009

Slovakia adopts the euro.

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  Map of the Eurozone (2009)
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  Economic and Monetary Union

15 December 2008

Montenegro officially applied for membership.

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  Montenegro and EU

13 July 2008

Founding summit of the Union for the Mediterranean in Paris.

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  Union for the Mediterranean

17 February 2008

The Assembly of Kosovo declared Kosovo's independence.

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  Map of the EU 27
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  EU 27 as a single entity
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  EU 27 as a single entity (world)
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  EU 27 on a globe

11 May 2007

The Republic of Montenegro joined the Council of Europe as its 47th member.

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  Council of Europe
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  Founder map
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  Plaque: first session Strasbourg 1949

1 January 2007

Romania and Bulgaria became the EU's newest members (Treaty of Accession 2005).

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  Map of the EU 27
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  EU 27 as a single entity
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  EU 27 as a single entity (world)
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  EU 27 on a globe
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  EU 25+2
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  EU 27 map incorporating flag

May and June 2005

French (29 May) and Dutch (1 June) Referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.

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  54.7% and 61.5%

1 May 2004

The 2004 enlargement of the European Union with ten new members was the largest single expansion in the EU history. The simultaneous accessions concerned the following countries: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Seven of these were members of the former eastern bloc, with one from the former Yugoslavia (Slovenia) and the remaining two being Mediterranean islands (Malta and Cyprus).

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  Map of the EU 25
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  EU 15+10

1 January 1999

The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency, replacing the former European Currency Unit (ECU) at a ratio of 1:1. Euro coins and banknotes entered circulation on 1 January 2002.

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  Map of the Eurozone (1999/2002)
• Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) (TO DO)
  Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) (TO DO)

1 January 1996

Turkey becomes part of the European Union Customs Union (EUCU).

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  The EUCU (today; no historic map available)

1 January 1995

Austria, Sweden and Finland left the EFTA and acceded to the EU marking its fourth enlargement. (The Norwegian government lost a second national referendum on membership.)

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  Map of the EU 15 (1995)
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  EU 12+3
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  EFTA countries (1995)

1 November 1993

The Maastricht Treaty entered into force.

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  Map of the EU 12 (1992/93)

7 February 1992

The Maastricht Treaty (formally, the Treaty on European Union) was signed in Maastricht, the Netherlands after final negotiations on 9 December 1991 between the members of the European Community. It created the European Union and led to the establishing of the euro.

3 October 1990

German reunification. The five re-established states of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), and Berlin was united into a single city-state.

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  Map of the EC 12 (1990)
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  EC 12, inc. Ex-GDR

9 November 1989

East German government announced on 9 November 1989, after several weeks of civil unrest, that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for German reunification, which was formally concluded on 3 October 1990.

1 Januar 1986

Spain and Portugal enter the European Community. (1985 Greenland left the EC but remains associated with it as overseas territory.)

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  Map of the EC 12 (1986)
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  EC 10+2
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  EFTA countries (1986)
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  EC, USSR and satellite states

1 Januar 1981

Greece enters the European Community.

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  Map of the EC 10 (1981)
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  EC 9+1

1 Januar 1973

Denmark (inc. Greenland), Ireland and United Kingdom enter the European Community.

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  Map of the EC 9 (1973)
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  EC 6+3

1 January 1958

The Treaty of Rome became effective.

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  Map of the EC 6 (1957/58)
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  EC, USSR and satellite states

25 March 1957

The Treaty of Rome established the European Community (EC). There were actually two treaties. The first established the “European Economic Community” (EEC) and the second established the “European Atomic Energy Community” (EAEC or Euratom). Both treaties were signed by The Six: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.