Three countries joined what was then known as the European Economic Community in that time period. They were Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and they all joined on the 1st of January 1973.
Britain, Denmark and Ireland joined what was then called the European Economic Community on the 1st of January, 1973.
Ireland, Britain and Denmark.
No new countries joined the European Union in 2005.
Romania and Bulgaria.
No new countries joined in 2002. Prior to that, the last countries to join joined in 1995. The next set of countries joined in 2004.
Countries are part of the Union. They apply to join. They are not elected to join. Countries can elect people to represent them in the European Union after they have joined.
The following 10 countries joined the European Union in 2004:Czech RepublicEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandSlovakiaSlovenia
In 2004 the following 10 countries joined the European Union. Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Slovakia Slovenia
No country joined the European Union in October 2007. Two countries did join in 2007, Bulgaria and Romania, but they both joined on the 1st of January 2007.
Ten countries joined the European Union in 2004.
European Union Membership Additions in 1995:AustriaFinlandSweden
Greece joined what was then called the European Economic Community, now called the European Union, in 1981.
The Treaty of Accession for the 10 countries that joined the European Union on the 1st of May 2004 was signed on the 16th of April 2003.
As of the 27th of June 2014, one country has joined the European Union since May 2007. That was Croatia, who joined on the 1st of July 2013.