Germany, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Ireland, The United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Austria and Finland were all members of the European Union before 2004.
Prior to 2004
1952:
1973:
1981:
1986:
1995:
2004 and after
2004:
2007:
Malta joined the European Union on the 1st of May in 2004.
Hungary joined the EU in 2004, but has not yet joined the Euro currency.
On the 1st May 2004 Hungary joined the EU (European Union)
No countries joined the EU in 2008. 10 countries joined in 2004. See the related question below.
01May, 2004
They joined the EU in 2004 on the 1st of may. Since then they have been added to the list of EU countries.
May 1, 2004
Latvia joined the EU in 2004, 1st may.
Estonia joined the European Union on May 1 2004.
Slovenia joined the EU in 2004.
Actually, it was in 2004. The following countries joined the EU.CyprusCzech RepublicHungaryEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandSloveniaSlovakia
What year did which country join the EU? (Note capital letters) You must be more specific about which country you mean! The Common Market started in approx 1957 with six countries, and has gone on expanding ever since. What year did which country join the EU? (Note capital letters) You must be more specific about which country you mean! The Common Market started in approx 1957 with six countries, and has gone on expanding ever since.