File EU15 1995 EuropeanUnion map enlargement.svg thumb 300px The 1995 enlargement Austria, Finland and Sweden in yellow. The 1995 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion saw Austria , Finland and Sweden Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion accede to the EuropeanUnion EU . This was the EU s fourth enlargement and came into effect on the 1 January of that year. All these states were previous members of the European ... was also due to predicted 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnionenlargement of the EU towards ... text align right 9 See also Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Statistics relating to enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2007 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion References reflist EuropeanUnion candidates EuropeanUnion topics DEFAULTSORT 1995 Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion Category Historical enlargements of the EuropeanUnion Category History of the EuropeanUnion Category 1995 in international relations Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 1995 Category 1995 in Europe Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 1995 Category 1995 in the EuropeanUnionEnlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 1995 Category 1995 in economics Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 1995 ... states second European Commissioner . Planning also began on new Treaties of the EuropeanUnion ... other European countries. Norway had negotiated to join alongside the other three but following the signing of the treaty, membership was turned down by the Norwegian electorate in the Norwegian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 1994 1994 national referendum . Closer links EU history The three ... was the European Economic Community EEC before 1993 towards the end of the 1980s for three principal ... and the end of the Cold War. ref name Bache 2 Bache, Ian and Stephen George 2006 Politics in the EuropeanUnion , Oxford University Press. p543 547 ref After the 1970s Europe experienced a downturn which ... more details
NATO, Red USSR led Warsaw pact. The 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion was the largest single Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion expansion of the EuropeanUnion EU , both in terms of territory, number ... also 6th European Parliament 1995 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2007 enlargement of the EuropeanUnionEnlargement of the EuropeanUnion Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Treaty of Accession 2003 Statistics relating to enlargement of the EuropeanUnion References reflist External links http ... Republic EuropeanUnion candidates EuropeanUnion topics DEFAULTSORT 2004 Enlargement Of The European ... Union Category 2004 in international relations Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2004 Category 2004 in economics Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2004 Category 2004 in Europe Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2004 Category 2004 in the EuropeanUnionEnlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2004 de EU ... of the EuropeanUnion accession of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007 , who were unable to join in 2004 ... hex 9999FF Caption Czech EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 CZECH REPUBLIC Infobox political party seats 66.8 100 hex 9999FF Caption Estonian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 ESTONIA Infobox political party seats 67.5 100 hex 9999FF Caption Latvian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 LATVIA Infobox political party seats 91.1 100 hex 9999FF Caption Lithuanian EuropeanUnion ... Maltese EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 MALTA Infobox political party seats 77.45 100 hex 9999FF Caption Polish EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 POLAND Infobox political party seats 93.7 100 hex 9999FF Caption Slovak EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 SLOVAKIA Infobox political party seats 89.61 100 hex 9999FF Caption Slovenian EuropeanUnion and NATO membership referendum, 2003 SLOVENIA expand section date September 2011 see also History of the EuropeanUnion Background ... spheres of power, of the United States US and the Soviet Union USSR . The European Economic Community ... more details
official relations with the European Community . In 1974, a treaty included Romania in the Community s Generalized System of Preferences . Since the Romanian Revolution of 1989, EuropeanUnion EU membership ... on the 25 November 2007 . See also Treaty of Accession 2005 6th European Parliament Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Statistics relating to enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 1995 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion References reflist EuropeanUnion candidates EuropeanUnion topics DEFAULTSORT 2007 Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion Category Historical enlargements of the EuropeanUnion Category History of the EuropeanUnion Category 2007 in the EuropeanUnionEnlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2007 Category 2007 in international relations Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2007 Category 2007 in economics Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion, 2007 fr Proc dure d adh sion de la Bulgarie l Union europ enne nl Toetreding ... of Romania to the EuropeanUnion ...File EU Enlargement 2007.png thumb 300px Pre 2007 EU 25 in green and the members who joined in 2007 in blue. EU history The 2007 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion saw Bulgaria and Romania join the EuropeanUnion EU on 1 January 2007. It was the latest Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion expansion of the EU , though considered by the European Commission as part of 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion the same wave the fifth as the 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2004 enlargement . ref http ec.europa.eu enlargement 5th enlargement index en.htm Enlargement, 3 years after , Europa web portal ... of the Fifth EU Enlargement , Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom ref and submitted its official application for membership in the EU in 1995, the third of the post communist European ... for EU membership. ref Melanie H. Ram, Ph.D., Sub regional Cooperation and European Integration ... more details
also History of the EuropeanUnion Statistics relating to enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Founding ... in accession negotiations ref Post Cold War see 1995 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion File Thefalloftheberlinwall1989.JPG ... national referendum on membership. Eastern enlargements See 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2007 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion File EU2004 2007.svg thumb EU s enlargements in the 2000s ... Accession of Serbia to the EuropeanUnion Serbia timeline center Future enlargement Main Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion File EU27 candidate countries map.svg thumb 300px legend 003399 Current ... UnionEnlargement of the eurozone Enlargement of NATO Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion ... Enlargement Europa web portal Europa http www.ena.lu?lang 2&doc 20806 EuropeanUnion Member States ... Enlargement Of The EuropeanUnion Category Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Link GA sv ar ...pp move indef File EC EU enlargement animation.gif thumb 300px The territories of the member states of the EuropeanUnionEuropean Communities pre 1993 , animated in order of accession. Territories outside of the European neighbourhood not shown. The Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion is the process of expanding the EuropeanUnion EU through the accession of new Member State of the EuropeanUnion member ... way with several states. The process of enlargement is sometimes referred to as European integration ... , each current member state and the European Parliament must agree to any enlargement. Criteria see Copenhagen criteria Politics of the EuropeanUnion According to the Treaties of the EuropeanUnion EU treaties , membership of the EuropeanUnion is open to any European State which respects the values ... on EuropeanUnion Title VI Final Provisions Article 49 TEU Article 49 . Those s Consolidated version of the Treaty on EuropeanUnion Title I Common Provisions Article 2 Article 2 values are respect ... of the EuropeanUnion monetary union. Excerpt from the Copenhagen Presidency conclusions ref Presidency ... more details
, and historical enlargements, see Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion . File Further EuropeanUnion ... enlargement potential candidates index en.htm title European Commission Enlargement Potential Candidates accessdate 28 October 2011 ref Politics of the EuropeanUnion The future enlargement of the European ... UnionEuropeanUnion law . ref cite web url http ec.europa.eu enlargement the policy conditions ... 7 January 2011 ref Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Past enlargement has brought membership from ... Legal questions of enlargement work Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion publisher The European Parliament ... date January 2012 The present enlargement agenda of the EuropeanUnion regards Turkey , the Western ... ref see Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Progress below for European Commission assessment ... Union 2004 enlargement , the European Council announced that membership negotiations with Turkey ... path of the recently admitted 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Central European and Mediterranean ... candidates , EuropeanUnion s official site ref The move to Directorate General for Enlargement ... FIN EN HTML 2005 enlargement strategy paper , EuropeanUnion s official site ref Olli Rehn has said ... in future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion States not on the agenda main Foreign relations of the European ... to the EuropeanUnion Croatia legend 86fdf1 Candidates Accession of Iceland to the EuropeanUnion Iceland , Accession of Macedonia to the EuropeanUnion Macedonia , Accession of Montenegro to the EuropeanUnion Montenegro , Accession of Serbia to the EuropeanUnion Serbia and Accession of Turkey to the EuropeanUnion Turkey ref cite web url http ec.europa.eu enlargement candidate countries index en.htm title European Commission Enlargement Potential Candidates accessdate 28 October 2011 ref legend b5e61d Application submitted Accession of Albania to the EuropeanUnion Albania legend fff200 Recognised ... and Herzegovina to the EuropeanUnion Bosnia and Herzegovina and Accession of Kosovo to the European ... more details
1993 366,867,431 br 17.53 2,386,841 br 33.37 4,658,784 br 11.29 14,468 br 5.51 1995 enlargement see 1995 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion File EU1995.png 200px thumb The EU15 in 1995 class wikitable ... br 19.57 4,104,844 br 17.97 8,396,994 br 8.88 18,394 br 8.94 2007 enlargement File EU2007.png 200px thumb The EU27 in 2007 see 2007 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Figures not necessarily from ... Growth and Development Centre reflist EuropeanUnion candidates Category Enlargement of the European ... 372,939,379 br 6.28 3,367,154 br 34.95 6,277.065 br 6.50 16,831 br 0.20 2004 enlargement see 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion File EU2004.png 200px thumb The EU25 in 2004 class wikitable style text ... are added to the EuropeanUnion, the total population of the EU would be approx 591,620,768 ... development of br the EU affiliated with the enlargement process. div This is a sequence of tables giving statistical data for past and future Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion enlargements of the EuropeanUnion . All data refer to the populations, land areas, and gross domestic product s GDP of the respective countries at the time of their accession to the EuropeanUnion, illustrating historically accurate changes to the Union. The GDP figures are at purchasing power parity , in United States ... 1958 169,106,736 1,299,536 1,123.317 6,643 1973 enlargement File EC1973.png 200px thumb The EC9 in 1973 ... File EC1981.png 200px thumb The EC10 in 1981 1981 enlargement class wikitable style text align right ... thumb The EC12 in 1986 1986 enlargement class wikitable style text align right Member countries Population ... led to the inclusion of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic . This enlargement ... 3 Greenland left the EC in 1985. br 4. note 4 Officially the whole of Cyprus lies within the EuropeanUnion. In light of Protocol 10 of the Accession Treaty 2003 Cyprus as a whole entered the EU, whereas ... State Republic of Cyprus http ec.europa.eu enlargement turkish cypriot community index en.htm . small ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Politics of the EuropeanUnion The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy is the member of the European Commission in charge of overseeing the Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion accession process of prospective new member states and European Neighbourhood Policy relations with those bordering the EuropeanUnion EU . The present Commissioner, as of February ... Cyprus into the EuropeanUnion. Rehn s head of cabinet is Timo Pesonen and his deputy head is Maria senius. List of commissioners The Enlargement of the EuropeanUnionenlargement portfolio began ... EU countries and candidates Foreign relations of the EuropeanUnion 2 Category Portfolios in the European Commission Enlargement Category Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Commissioner ... F le Flagu Czech Republic 2010 onwards Barroso Commission II See also Directorate General for EnlargementEuropean Commission Directorate General for EnlargementEnlargement of the EuropeanUnionEuropean Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner for External Relations Foreign relations of the EuropeanUnionEuropeanUnion Association Agreement External ... s eastern border and on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea . Rehn Olli Rehn became enlargement commissioner in 2004, following the enlargement to 10 new countries. In 2007 he oversaw the accession of Romanian membership of the EuropeanUnion Romania and Bulgarian membership of the EuropeanUnion Bulgaria to the Union. In 2004 Candidate status was granted to Croatia, and in 2005 to Macedonia. As Commissioner, Rehn has been involved with the enlargement to the western Balkans and Turkey, encouraging ... near independence to the region and would have seen separate accession negotiations with the Union ... and then to Enlargement in 2010 under the Second Barroso Commission. class wikitable Name Country ... ec.europa.eu enlargement index en.htm Enlargement website http www.euractiv.com en enlargement rehn ... more details
distance relationship Haiti s bid to join the African Union title Long distance relationship Haiti s bid to join the African Union last Sampson first Ovetta publisher The Christian Science Monitor date 2012 02 29 accessdate 2012 03 01 ref See also Portal Africa Foreign relations of the African Union List of African Union member states by political system References reflist External links http www.africa union.org The official AU site African Union DEFAULTSORT Enlargement Of The African Union Categories Category African Union Category Enlargement of international organizations African Union ...refimprove date June 2011 original research date January 2012 Life in the African Union Politics of the African Union mini When the African Union AU was founded in 2002, it represented almost the entire Africa n continent. As the successor to the Organisation of African Unity OAU , founded in 1963, its membership was inherited from that body. Currently, the AU has 54 member Sovereign state states . ref http www.au.int en member states countryprofiles ref Growth in the OAU typically came from post Colonization colonial independence as decolonization ended, the borders of the OAU had overlapped almost all of Africa. Membership S Constitutive Act of the African Union Article 29 Admission to Membership Article 29 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union ratified July 11, 2000 , states Any African State may, at any time after the entry into force of this Act, notify the Chairman of the Commission of its intention to accede to this Act and to be admitted as a member of the Union. The Chairman ... unconstitutional means shall not be allowed to participate in the activities of the Union. and Any State ..., which shall thereby cease to belong to the Union. During the period of one year referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, any Member State wishing to withdraw from the Union shall comply with the provisions ... Union of the Comoros style text align right dts format dmy 1975 7 18 style text align right Nts 798,000 ... more details
Politics of the EuropeanUnion The Directorate General for Enlargement is a Directorate General of the European Commission . The DG Enlargement is responsible for the Enlargement of the EuropeanUnionenlargement process of the EuropeanUnion . The EuropeanUnion over the years has expanded to 27 members from the first six Member States who signed the Treaty of Rome . The current Director General for Enlargement is Stefano Sannino. ref http ec.europa.eu enlargement who does what index en.htm ref Structure The Directorate General is organised into five directorates ref cite web url http ec.europa.eu dgs enlargement dgelarg org.pdf title Organisation Chart DG Enlargement 01.09.2007 publisher European Commission Directorate General for Enlargement accessdate 2007 12 30 ref Directorate A Strategic coordination Directorate B Croatia , the Republic of Macedonia former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Turkey , Iceland Directorate C Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Montenegro , Serbia , Kosovo Issues Directorate D Financial Instruments & Regional Programmes Directorate E Resources See also European Neighbourhood Policy Stabilisation and Association process Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre Accession ISPRA Phare Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development SAPARD Statistics relating to enlargement of the EuropeanUnionEuropean Agency for Reconstruction References references External links http ec.europa.eu dgs enlargement index en.htm Directorate General for Enlargement http ec.europa.eu enlargement EU enlargement http ec.europa.eu enlargement questions and answers index en.htm Questions and Answers about EU enlargement Category Directorates General in the European Commission Enlargement EU stub Eu directorates general ... more details
Enlargement may refer to the growth in membership of political entities Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion is the political process for integrating countries into the EuropeanUnion. Enlargement of the African UnionEnlargement of the Arab League Enlargement of the United Nations Enlargement of NATO Enlargement of Switzerland History of European Space Agency enlargement in other contexts In mathematics, an enlargement is a uniform Scaling geometry scaling , an example of a Homothetic transformation that increases distances, areas and volumes. Enlargement in fiction is a theme in fiction, especially in science fiction and fantasy. An enlargement is a photographic print that is larger than the negative it is printed from, through the use of an enlarger . See also Expansion disambiguation disambig ... more details
index 0.html ref Enlargement Image European Space Agency Enlargement including Associates.png thumb ... ref Possible future cooperation The political perspective of the EuropeanUnion EU is to make ESA an Agency of the EuropeanUnion agency of the EU by 2014, ref http www.esa.int esapub br br268 br268.pdf ... EFTA members Norway and Switzerland. The remaining EEA EFTA members and Future enlargement of the European ... references DEFAULTSORT History Of European Space Agency Enlargement Category European Space ...Update type article demospace main date currentmonthname currentyear File ESA logo.svg thumb 150px European Space Agency The European Space Agency ESA in its current form was founded in 1975 when the European Space Research Organisation ESRO merged with the European Launcher Development Organisation ... United Kingdom Spain Switzerland Sweden Denmark Australia Ireland Austria Canada European ... European Launcher Development Organisation ELDO member member member member member member associate member European Space Agency ESA in 1980 member member member member member member member member ... it was not member of neither European Space Research Organisation ESRO nor European Launch Development ... name enlarg http www.esa.int esapub bulletin bulletin120 bul120g poncelet.pdf Enlargement of ESA ... enlargement process via Cooperation Agreement, ECS Agreement and PECS Charter implementation. Currently ... Convention do not show restrictions that only European states can join, ref name ESAConv the ESA ... member state. The European Launcher Development Organisation ELDO associate member Australia Commonwealth ... signed Cooperation Agreement legend ff7f80 Other possible future members from European Economic Area EEA , European Free Trade Association EFTA or EuropeanUnion EU br legend 0000ff ESA associate members legend ff0000 Other possible future associate members from European Launcher Development Organisation ELDO or European Space Research Organisation ESRO After the decision of the ESA Council of 21 ... more details
Politics of France A referendum on the enlargement of the European Economic Community EEC was held in France on 23 April 1972. ref name DN Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D & St ver, P 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook , p674 ISBN 9783832956097 ref Voters were asked whether they approved of Denmark , the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom joining the EEC. ref name NS The proposals were approved by 68.3 of voters, with a turnout of 60.2 . ref name NS Nohlen & St ver, p686 ref Results class wikitable style text align right rowspan 2 Choice colspan 2 Metropolitan France colspan 2 Total Votes Votes align left For 10,502,756 67.7 10,847,554 68.3 align left Against 5,008,469 32.3 5,030,934 31.7 align left Invalid blank votes 2,070,615 2,086,119 align left Total 17,581,840 100 17,964,607 100 align left Registered voters 29,071,070 29,820,464 align left colspan 6 Source Nohlen & St ver References reflist French elections Category 1972 in France Category Referendums in France Category 1972 referendums Category 1972 elections in France Category Referendums related to EuropeanUnion accession Category 1972 in international relations Category 1972 in the European Economic Community Category France and the EuropeanUnion fr R f rendum sur l largissement de la CEE it Referendum sull allargamento della CEE ru 1972 th ... more details
File Europ ische Zollunion.svg thumb right The EuropeanUnion Customs Union The EuropeanUnion Customs Union EUCU is a customs union which consists of all the Member States of the EuropeanUnion EU and a number of surrounding countries. The customs union is a principal task of the European Economic Community , established in 1958, and now succeeded by the EuropeanUnion . No customs are levied on goods travelling within the customs union and unlike a free trade area members of the customs union impose a common external tariff on all goods entering the union. One of the consequences of the customs union is that the EuropeanUnion has to negotiate as a single entity in international trade deals such as the World Trade Organization World Trade Organisation . Non EU members EU applicant Turkey and Microstates and the EuropeanUnion three bordering microstates Andorra , Monaco , and San Marino are in customs union with the EU. ref Article 3 1 of Council Regulation 2913 92 EEC of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code as amended OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1 50 http eur lex.europa.eu LexUriServ LexUriServ.do?uri CELEX 31992R2913 EN NOT . ref class wikitable State Agreement Date ... Monaco Franco Monegasque Treaty 1958 flag San Marino Co operation and Customs Union Agreement 1991 flag Turkey EU Turkey Customs Union 1995 Excludes agricultural products Territories While all EU members are part of the customs union, not all of their respective territories form part of the customs union. This may be because a territory is not part of the EU, because the territories have opt outs, or are excluded from the customs union because of their economic or geographic circumstances see Special Member State territories and the EuropeanUnion . See also European integration Trade bloc European Customs Information Portal ECIP Notes reflist Foreign relations of the EuropeanUnion Category EuropeanUnion law Category Treaties of the EuropeanUnion with third countries Customs Category ... more details
saved book title The EuropeanUnion subtitle A brief outline... cover image EU Insignia.svg cover color 003399 text color White The EuropeanUnion A brief outline to this union of twenty seven European states Overview EuropeanUnion History Pre 1945 ideas on European unity History of the European Communities 1945 1957 History of the European Communities 1945 1957 History of the European Communities 1958 1972 History of the European Communities 1958 1972 History of the European Communities 1973 1993 History of the European Communities 1973 1993 History of the EuropeanUnion 1993 2004 History of the EuropeanUnion 1993 2004 History of the EuropeanUnion 2004 onwards History of the EuropeanUnion 2004 onwards Geography and membership Geography of the EuropeanUnion Member State of the EuropeanUnionEnlargement of the EuropeanUnion Politics Politics of the EuropeanUnion Institutions of the EuropeanUnionEuropean Commission European Parliament Council of the EuropeanUnionEuropean External Action Service Elections in the EuropeanUnion President of the European Commission President of the European Council Presidency of the Council of the EuropeanUnion Foreign relations of the EuropeanUnion Common Foreign and Security Policy High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Economy Economy of the EuropeanUnion Internal Market EuropeanUnion Internal market of the EuropeanUnion Euro Eurozone European Central Bank Law EuropeanUnion law European Court of Justice Area of freedom, security and justice Treaties of the EuropeanUnion Symbols and identity Symbols of Europe Flag of Europe Anthem of Europe Europe Day Citizenship of the EuropeanUnion ... more details
yearbox in? in the EuropeanUnion cp 20th Century c 21st century cf 22nd century yp1 2001 yp2 2002 yp3 2003 year 2004 ya1 2005 ya2 2006 ya3 2007 dp3 1970s dp2 1980s dp1 1990s d 2000 2009 2000s dn1 2010s dn2 2020s dn3 2030s Events from the year 2004 in the EuropeanUnion . Incumbents President of the European Commission Commission President Romano Prodi until 22 November Jos Manuel Barroso , People s Party Presidency of the Council of the EuropeanUnion Council Presidency Ireland Jan Jun and Netherlands July Dec President of the European Parliament Parliament President Pat Cox , European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party ELDR Party until 30 July . Josep Borrell , Party of European Socialists Socialists High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy High Representative Javier Solana , Socialists Events 1 May Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2004 Enlargement . 10 13 June European Parliament election, 2004 expanding the Commission. 22 July Parliament approves Jos Manuel Barroso as President. 1 November Original date for Barroso to enter office delayed due to parliamentary opposition to some of his Commissioners. A new college is later submitted. 18 November Parliament approves the Barroso Commission . 22 November Barroso Commission took office. Category 2004 in the EuropeanUnion ... more details
yearbox in? in the EuropeanUnion cp 20th Century c 21st century cf 22nd century yp1 2000 yp2 2001 yp3 2002 year 2003 ya1 2004 ya2 2005 ya3 2006 dp3 1970s dp2 1980s dp1 1990s d 2000 2009 2000s dn1 2010s dn2 2020s dn3 2030s Events from the year 2003 in the EuropeanUnion . Incumbents President of the European Commission Commission President Romano Prodi Presidency of the Council of the EuropeanUnion Council Presidency Greece Jan Jun and Italy July Dec President of the European Parliament Parliament President Pat Cox , European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party ELDR Party High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy High Representative Javier Solana , Party of European Socialists Socialists Events 1 January Greece takes over the Presidency of the EuropeanUnion . 1 February Nice Treaty enters into force. 8 March Referendum in Malta approves joining the Union. 23 March Referendum in Slovenia approves joining the Union. 9 April European Parliament approves the 2004 enlargement. 12 April Referendum in Hungary approves joining the Union. 16 April Treaty of Accession 2003 Accession treaties of 2004 entrants is signed in Athens . 11 May Referendum in Lithuania approves joining the Union. 17 May Referendum in Slovakia approves joining the Union. 8 June Referendum in Poland approves joining the Union. 14 June Referendum in the Czech Republic approves joining the Union. 1 July Italy takes over the Presidency of the EuropeanUnion . 14 September Referendum in Sweden rejects joining the eurozone . 14 September Referendum in Estonia approves joining the Union. 4 October ICG convened in Rome to finalise the European Constitution . Category 2003 in the EuropeanUnion ... more details
. Following the steps of the recently admitted 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Eastern European ... of the EuropeanUnion Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion References Reflist Further reading ... of the EuropeanUnion to Albania http ec.europa.eu enlargement potential candidates albania index en.htm European Commission Enlargement Country Profile. http www.mie.gov.al ?gj gj2 Albanian ... nation Albania national denonym Albanian map EuropeanUnion Albania Locator.svg chapters opened ... website http www.mie.gov.al Politics of Albania Albania applied for EuropeanUnion membership on 28 ... for EU membership, the Council of the EuropeanUnion asked the European Commission on 16 November .... 28 April 2009 Albania formally applied for membership in the EuropeanUnion. 16 November 2009 The Council ... 1 June 2010 DASHBot deadurl no ref 8 November 2010 Council of the EuropeanUnion approved visa ... jha 117555.pdf publisher Council Of The EuropeanUnion accessdate 8 November 2010 format PDF date 2010 ... 1 v onepage&q&f false Albania and the EuropeanUnion the tumultuous journey towards integration ... enlargement pdf balkans communication western balkans communication 050308 en.pdf European Commission Western Balkans Enhancing the European perspective http ec.europa.eu enlargement pdf key documents 2009 strategy paper 2009 en.pdf European Commission Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009 2010 External relations of the EuropeanUnion Foreign relations of Albania EU countries and candidates Category Contemplated enlargements of the EuropeanUnion Albania Category Foreign relations ... 9 29001 ref On December 16, 2009 the European Commission submitted the Questionnaire on accession ... on Albania http ec.europa.eu enlargement press corner key documents reports nov 2010 en.htm Enlargement Strategy and Progress Report 2010 http eeas.europa.eu delegations ukraine press corner all ... thwarts its eu candidate status bid Balkan Insight ref Chronology of the relations with the European ... more details
Politics of the EuropeanUnion This is a list of referendum s related to the EuropeanUnion . Enlargement ... voting. Enlargement of 2004 In 2004 the new enlargement of the EuropeanUnion involved ten ... of the guarantees offered. Enlargement of 2013 CRO Croatian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2012 66.27 in favour 22 January 2012 Future enlargements Countries which enlargement of the EuropeanUnion seek to join the EuropeanUnion in the future may hold a referendum as part of the accession ... member France French European Communities enlargement referendum, 1972 held a referendum on 23 ... of the EuropeanUnion Economic and Monetary Union , Union Citizenship, Justice and Home Affairs ... EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 1994 66.6 in favour 12 June FIN Finnish EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 1994 56.9 in favour 16 October SWE Swedish EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 1994 52.8 in favour 13 November NOR Norwegian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 1994 52.2 against 28 ... to the EuropeanUnion. With a turnout of 49.1 the result was 73.64 in favour, which means ... in each of the candidate countries, are as follows MLT Maltese EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 53.60 in favour 8 March 2003 SVN Slovenian EuropeanUnion and NATO membership referendum, 2003 89.61 in favour 23 March 2003 HUN Hungarian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 83.76 in favour 12 April 2003 LTU Lithuanian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 89.95 in favour 10 11 May 2003 SVK Slovak EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 92.46 in favour 16 17 May 2003 POL Polish EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 77.45 in favour 7 8 June 2003 CZE Czech EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 77.33 in favour 13 14 June 2003 EST Estonian EuropeanUnion membership referendum, 2003 66.83 in favour 14 September 2003 LVA Latvian EuropeanUnion membership ... to hold a second Irish vote for a couple of reasons. Main opposition in the EuropeanUnion ... more details
policy area of the Union see Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion . ref http www.ena.lu?lang 2&doc 555 The first enlargement ena.lu ref In 1979, the European Parliament held its first direct elections ... before the 2004 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion 2004 enlargement to 10 new members . 2004 ... months behind schedule. In 2007, the 2007 enlargement of the EuropeanUnion fifth enlargement completed ...EU history The EuropeanUnion is a geo political entity covering a large portion of the European continent ... and EEC were later incorporated into the EuropeanUnion while the EAEC maintains a distinct legal ... means of some consolidation of European territories used to be provided by dynastic union s less common ... the association of states between the wars to promote the idea of Europeanunion is the Pan Europa movement ... of Ministers of the Western EuropeanUnion . After failed attempts at creating defence European Defence ... http www.ena.lu?lang 2&doc 3056 A European Customs Union ena.lu ref Throughout the 1960s tensions ... upright De Gaulle s veto delayed the first enlargement. Main History of the European Communities ... also Special member state territories and their relations with the EuropeanUnion EU territories ... Union the treaties since the Merger Treaty, leaders signed the Single European Act in February ... was signed on 7 February 1992 which established the EuropeanUnion when it came into force the following year. 1993 2004 creation Main History of the EuropeanUnion 1993 2004 On 1 November 1993, under the third Delors Commission , the Maastricht Treaty became effective, creating the EuropeanUnion with its Pillars of the EuropeanUnion pillar system including foreign and home affairs alongside the European ... ref http www.ena.lu?lang 2&doc 19175 Characteristics of the Treaty on EuropeanUnion ena.lu ref The European ... 1994 saw the second stage of Economic and Monetary Union of the EuropeanUnion EMU begin with the establishment ... 1999. The Parliament refused to approve the Commission s 1996 Budget of the EuropeanUnion community ... more details
Enlargement of the EuropeanUnionEnlargement Institutions of the EuropeanUnion Institutions European ...File Flag of Europe.svg thumb The Flag of the EuropeanUnion File Location European Union.svg thumb The location of the EuropeanUnion The EuropeanUnion EU is an economic and political partnership of 27 Member State of the EuropeanUnion member states , located primarily Please do not remove this. Parts ... title The Financial Crisis Impact on and Response by the EuropeanUnion accessdate 6 July ... Congressional Research Service page 28 quote The EuropeanUnion is a political and economic union ...?rubrique764 title What is the EuropeanUnion? accessdate 6 July 2009 author Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations quote Europe is a geographical and cultural notion. The EuropeanUnion is a political and economic union among 27 States on the European continent Dead link date September ... Office of the German Federal Government quote The EuropeanUnion is a political union... ref ref name Oxford citation contribution EuropeanUnion title New Oxford Dictionary of English ... of Maastricht on EuropeanUnion url http europa.eu scadplus treaties maastricht en.htm work Activities of the EuropeanUnion publisher Europa web portal accessdate 20 October 2007 ref With 500  ... Union Origins History of the EuropeanUnion Pre 1945 ideas on European unity History of the European ... Communities 1973 1993 History of the EuropeanUnion 1993 2004 European Communities European Economic ... Europe Day Structures EU imagemap Members Member State of the EuropeanUnion Member States Special ... political party Political groups of the European Parliament Elections in the EuropeanUnion Committees of the European Parliament Council of the EuropeanUnion also named Council of Ministers or just Council Presidency of the Council of the EuropeanUnion Qualified Majority Voting QMV COREPER Court of Justice of the EuropeanUnionEuropean Court of Justice General Court EuropeanUnion General Court ... more details
See also Economy of the EuropeanUnion Expansion of the EuropeanUnion expand section date March 2011 See also Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Criticisms expand section date March 2011 See also Euroscepticism ...Politics of the EuropeanUnionEuropeanUnion culture policies aim to address and promote the cultural ... Cultural Month , the Media Programme , the EuropeanUnion Youth Orchestra and the European ... The Council of Europe , which is distinct from the EuropeanUnion EU , first formalised cultural ... Cultural Policy and Politics in the EuropeanUnion work publisher date url http 137.204.115.130 activities ... sector of the Council of the EuropeanUnion , and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive ... and Education Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency EuropeanUnion Youth Orchestra ... European Audiovisual Observatory European Film Promotion Europa Cinemas Union of the Theatres of Europe EuropeanUnion National Institutes for Culture European League of Institutes of the Arts See also Institutions of the EuropeanUnion List of programmes The EU promotes cultural development through ... Union Europeana EUscreen European Library List of awards The EU promotes cultural development through the policy of awards EuropeanUnion Prize for Contemporary Architecture Civis media prize Lux Prize European Border Breakers Award EuropeanUnion Prize for Literature ref http www.euprizeliterature.eu ... Dancehouse Network EUROFRAME European Broadcasting UnionEuropean Museum Forum Policies by sector ... of the EuropeanUnion Sport is largely the domain of the member states, with the EU mostly playing an indirect ... accessdate 2007 07 13 ref Languages Main Languages of the EuropeanUnion The languages of the EuropeanUnion are language s used by people within the member states of the EuropeanUnion . They include the 23 official languages of the EuropeanUnion plus many others. EU policy is to encourage all ... in the EuropeanUnion Bologna Process Europeanisation Educational policies and initiatives of the European ... more details
The EuropeanUnion Act or EuropeanUnion Bill can refer to several items of legislation. In the United Kingdom EuropeanUnion Accessions Act 1994 EuropeanUnion Accessions Act 2003 EuropeanUnion Accessions Act 2006 EuropeanUnion Amendment Act 2008 EuropeanUnion Act 2011 disambiguation ... more details
relations of the EuropeanUnion Future enlargement of the EuropeanUnion Microstates EU Enlargement and Microstates European microstates Special member state territories and the EuropeanUnionEuropeanUnion Value Added Tax Area References reflist 2 Foreign relations of the EuropeanUnion 2 Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT Microstates And The EuropeanUnion Category Bilateral relations ...File European microstates map.svg thumb 200px The five European microstates br flag Andorra br flag Liechtenstein br flag Monaco br flag San Marino br flag Vatican City br bordered by the EuropeanUnion ... is a member of the EEA so is within the Internal Market EuropeanUnion EU internal market and applies ... territories of EU member states also have a Special Member State territories and the EuropeanUnion ... Association EFTA and the EuropeanUnionEuropean Free Trade Association members and their sovereign ... 200px Microstates Application of EuropeanUnion law EU law Enforceable in local courts Schengen Area EuropeanUnion Value Added Tax Area EU VAT area EuropeanUnion Customs Union EU customs territory EU single market Eurozone colspan 2 AND Andorra EuropeanUnion relations details Bg yellow Minimal Unclear No No Bg yellow Partial ref name excludedcustoms EuropeanUnion Customs Union Customs union ... EuropeanUnion relations details Bg yellow Partial Unclear Yes No No Yes ref name EEA European Economic Area ref No , Swiss franc CHF colspan 2 MCO Monaco EuropeanUnion relations details Bg yellow ... name monaco colspan 2 SMR San Marino EuropeanUnion relations details Bg yellow Minimal Unclear Bg ... Through agreement with Italy ref colspan 2 VAT EuropeanUnion Holy See relations details No No Bg ... Category Bilateral relations of San Marino Category Third country relationships with the EuropeanUnion ... with another larger state. Currently, the European microstates have special relations with the EuropeanUnion . They remain outside the Union, some because of the cost of membership, the EU not being ... more details
Use dmy dates date January 2012 yearbox in? in the EuropeanUnion cp 20th Century c 21st century cf 22nd century yp1 2004 yp2 2005 yp3 2006 year 2007 ya1 2008 ya2 2009 ya3 2010 dp3 1970s dp2 1980s dp1 1990s d 2000 2009 2000s dn1 2010s dn2 2020s dn3 2030s Events from the year 2007 in the EuropeanUnion . Incumbents President of the European Commission Commission President Jos Manuel Barroso , European People s Party People s Party Presidency of the Council of the EuropeanUnion Council Presidency Germany Jan Jun and Portugal July Dec President of the European Parliament Parliament President Josep Borrell , Party of European Socialists Socialists until 16 January . Hans Gert P ttering , European People s Party People s Party High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy High Representative Javier Solana , Party of European Socialists Socialists Events 1 January Accession of Bulgaria to the EuropeanUnion Bulgaria and Accession of Romania to the EuropeanUnion Romania Enlargement of the EuropeanUnion join the EuropeanUnion . ref http ec.europa.eu news external relations 070101 1 en.htm Bulgaria and Romania latest to join the EU ref 1 January Slovenia adopts the Euro as its official currency, replacing the Slovenian tolar tolar . ref http www.bsi.si en economic and monetary union.asp?MapaId 690 Bank of Slovenia ref 1 January Irish becomes the 23rd official language ... 1 January Germany takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EuropeanUnion EU Presidency . ref ... of the Council of the EuropeanUnion Presidency from Germany. ref name German Presidency 23 July ... 21 December 2007 DASHBot deadurl no ref References Reflist Category 2007 in the EuropeanUnion fr 2007 dans l Union europ enne http ec.europa.eu avservices video video prod en.cfm?type detail&prodid 4692 ... German Presidency website ref 9 January far right Member of the European Parliament MEP s form a political ... group formed in European Parliament ref 25 March Berlin Declaration 2007 Berlin Declaration signed ... more details
File Map Europe Outermost regions.PNG thumb right EuropeanUnion with overseas territories. This is a list of the extreme points of the EuropeanUnion the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. In Europe North Nuorgam , Finland 70 5 30 N South Limassol , Cyprus de jure ref name Cyprus 2 Cape Gata is in the Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri area which is a UK administered area on the island of Cyprus, and therefore technically not part of the EuropeanUnion . Also see Extreme points of Cyprus . ref 34 39 N or Cape Gata , Limassol , Cyprus de facto ref name Cyprus 2 34 34 N West Faj Grande , Azores Islands , Portugal East Rizokarpaso , Cyprus de jure ref name Cyprus 1 Rizokarpaso Dipkarpaz, in Northern Cyprus , is the de jure easternmost point. Although the whole of Cyprus acceded to the EuropeanUnion on 1 May 2004, EU legislation only applies to the southern part of the island which remained under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus Turkish invasion of 1974 . EU legislation is suspended in Northern Cyprus . It is therefore de facto not part of the EU, making Cape Greco , Ayia Napa the de facto easternmost point. Cyprus is usually considered to be in Asia rather than Europe with respect to physical geography, although it is considered culturally European. See also EuropeanUnionEnlargement Northern Cyprus and Extreme points of Cyprus . ref 34 36 E or Cape Greco , Ayia Napa , Cyprus de facto ref name Cyprus 1 34 5 E Including overseas territories North Nuorgam , Finland South Saint Joseph, R union ... East Ilomantsi , Finland Footnotes reflist See also Countries bordering the EuropeanUnion Geographic ... of Nations Extreme points of Europe EuropeanUnion topics Category Geography of the EuropeanUnion fr Points extr mes de l Union europ enne ko it Punti estremi dell Unione europea nl Lijst ... Monte Bianco , France Italy Mainland Europe Only including the European continent proper, i.e. ... more details