For financial and political stability; Cyprus is a small country - the population is less than some English counties - and it has unstable neighbours; Turkey, Israel and Syria. Cyprus was invaded relatively recently (1973) and, understandably, Cypriots welcome the stability that being a member of the EU tends to bring. Cyprus has also benefited from EU grants for major road projects.
1951
Cyprus, Czech republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, slovak republic and Slovenia
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May 1, 2004
1st of January 1986.
The countries that joined the EU in 2004 were: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia
Estonia joined the European Union on May 1 2004.
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.
France was an original member of the European Union and joined on July 23rd, 1952.
Cyprus are too poor and will bring too much hassle to the Eu. Also the inigrants from Cyprus would spread rapidly through the EU therefor increasing population.
they haven't joined so when will we know the answer that albaina can come to UK without a visa what dates
Malta, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary on the 1st May 2004, the largest single expansion of the EU.