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List of Countries in the European Union 2024

The European Union (EU) is a group of 27 nations in Europe, formed in the aftermath of World War II. The first batch of countries joined in 1957, including Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands. In 1973, Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined. Greece joined in 1981, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986 and Austria, Finland and Sweden in 1995. In 2004, nine countries were added, two more in 2007, and finally Croatia in 2013 to bring the total to 28. On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, a process it completed in 2020.

Membership in the EU is expected to grow in 2022. The Ukraine submitted an application for membership in February 2022, though Russia's February invasion of the Ukraine may complicate or derail the membership process. Georgia and Moldova also submitted applications for membership in March 2022.

Countries in the European Union (EU):

Austria 🇦🇹Belgium 🇧🇪Bulgaria 🇧🇬Croatia 🇭🇷Cyprus 🇨🇾Czech Republic 🇨🇿Denmark 🇩🇰Estonia 🇪🇪Finland 🇫🇮France 🇫🇷Germany 🇩🇪Greece 🇬🇷Hungary 🇭🇺Ireland 🇮🇪Italy 🇮🇹Latvia 🇱🇻Lithuania 🇱🇹Luxembourg 🇱🇺Malta 🇲🇹Netherlands 🇳🇱Poland 🇵🇱Portugal 🇵🇹Romania 🇷🇴Slovakia 🇸🇰Slovenia 🇸🇮Spain 🇪🇸Sweden 🇸🇪

Nineteen of the EU countries are also part of the Eurozone, a union of countries that have adopted the Euro as their official currency.

The Schengen Area includes 22 of the 27 EU countries and entitles citizens of participating nations to travel freely between them. It also includes a few non-EU nations: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. The area operates as a single nation with a uniform visa policy for purposes of international travel.

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Country
Schengen
Eurozone
Accession Date
AustriaJanuary 1, 1995
BelgiumMarch 25, 1957
BulgariaJanuary 1, 2007
CroatiaJuly 1, 2013
CyprusMay 1, 2004
Czech RepublicMay 1, 2004
DenmarkJanuary 1, 1973
EstoniaMay 1, 2004
FinlandJanuary 1, 1995
FranceMarch 25, 1957
GermanyMarch 25, 1957
GreeceJanuary 1, 1981
HungaryMay 1, 2004
IrelandJanuary 1, 1973
ItalyMarch 25, 1957
LatviaMay 1, 2004
LithuaniaMay 1, 2004
LuxembourgMarch 25, 1957
MaltaMay 1, 2004
NetherlandsMarch 25, 1957
PolandMay 1, 2004
PortugalJanuary 1, 1986
RomaniaJanuary 1, 2007
SlovakiaMay 1, 2004
SloveniaMay 1, 2004
SpainJanuary 1, 1986
SwedenJanuary 1, 1995
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Which countries are in the EU?

The countries that are in the European Union are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

How many countries are part of the EU?

As of the time of this writing, there are a total of 27 countries in the European Union.

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