The United Kingdom was a founding member of the EU at it's conception in 1992, along with 12 other states. The UK had joined the European Common Market in 1973.
The United Kingdom was a founder member of the EU when it was created in 1992/3. The UK joined the EU's predecessor organisation, the European Common Market in 1973.
Two countries joined in 1986. They were Spain and Portugal.
Actually, it was in 2004. The following countries joined the EU.CyprusCzech RepublicHungaryEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandSloveniaSlovakia
No - particularly those born after the UK joined in 1973 need no passport.
Hungary joined the EU in 2004, but has not yet joined the Euro currency.
In 1957, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands formed the European Common Market. In 1973 the UK, Ireland and Denmark joined them. In 1981, Greece also joined and in 1986 Spain and Portugal joined what was then called the European Economic Community. In 1992, the European Union was born with the signing of the Maastricht treaty and all 12 members of the EEC joined the new EU. In 1995 Sweden, Finland and Austria joined the EU (with an obligation to join the Euro when it was indroduced) and in 2004, ten other states joined the EU.
Nobody. What is now known as the European Union was not founded until 1957. The name European Union was not actually given to this organisation until 1992.
No countries joined the EU in 2008. 10 countries joined in 2004. See the related question below.
Bulgaria has not yet joined the Euro zone, it joined the EU in January 2007.
Sweden joined the EU in the year of 1995.
Finland joined the EU in the 1995.
No new country joined the EU in 1999.