Western Europe.There are 24 countries in Western Europe. Currently, 2/3 (or 16) of them are members of the European Union.The countries that are members are:AustriaBelgiumDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyLuxembourgMaltaNetherlandsPortugalSpainSwedenUnited KingdomThe countries that are not members are:AndorraIceland*LiechtensteinMonacoNorwaySan MarinoSwitzerlandVatican CityThere are 27 countries in Eastern Europe. Currently, about 40% (or 11) of them are members of the European Union.The countries that are members are:BulgariaCyprusCzech RepublicEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaPolandRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaThe countries that are not members are:Albania***ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusBosnia and Herzegovina****Croatia**GeorgiaKazakhstanKosovo****Macedonia*MoldovaMontenegro*RussiaSerbia*Turkey*Ukraine* - these countries are currently candidates for joining the EU and will most likely join within the next few years.** - Croatia has been granted admission to the EU and will join the EU in July 2013.*** - Albania sent in their application and once it is reviewed and accepted, will become a candidate.**** - Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are both countries that the EU want to apply for membership and will most likely do so soon.
Croatia is the newest member, having joined on the 1st of July in 2013. Before that, Romania and Bulgaria were the last two countries to join the European Union and did so in 2007.
The newest member of the European Union is Croatia, who joined on the 1st of July 2013. Before that, Romania and Bulgaria both joined in 2007, which is probably the answer you were looking for.
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1)They all have ratified the Lisbon Treaty which is the newest treaty that defines EU's common institutions - the European Parliament (legislative power), the European Commission (Executive power), the Court of Justice of the EU (judiciary power), European Central Bank, Council of Ministers and the European Council. 2) They share a single market, ensuring the free flow of capital, goods, services and people. 17 of them share a single currency - the euro. More member countries are expected to join the Eurozone as soon as they fulfill the Maastricht criteria (budget deficit, external debt, inflation and other limits). 2) 25 of them (except the newest 2 members, but that will change) according to Schengen Agreement have abolished border controls in between the member countries.
1)They all have ratified the Lisbon Treaty which is the newest treaty that defines EU's common institutions - the European Parliament (legislative power), the European Commission (Executive power), the Court of Justice of the EU (judiciary power), European Central Bank, Council of Ministers and the European Council. 2) They share a single market, ensuring the free flow of capital, goods, services and people. 17 of them share a single currency - the euro. More member countries are expected to join the Eurozone as soon as they fulfill the Maastricht criteria (budget deficit, external debt, inflation and other limits). 2) 25 of them (except the newest 2 members, but that will change) according to Schengen Agreement have abolished border controls in between the member countries.
1)They all have ratified the Lisbon Treaty which is the newest treaty that defines EU's common institutions - the European Parliament (legislative power), the European Commission (Executive power), the Court of Justice of the EU (judiciary power), European Central Bank, Council of Ministers and the European Council. 2) They share a single market, ensuring the free flow of capital, goods, services and people. 17 of them share a single currency - the euro. More member countries are expected to join the Eurozone as soon as they fulfill the Maastricht criteria (budget deficit, external debt, inflation and other limits). 2) 25 of them (except the newest 2 members, but that will change) according to Schengen Agreement have abolished border controls in between the member countries.
As of the 1st of January 2014, 18 of the European Union's 28 countries use the euro.
Cyprus and Malta.
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1. Some 'micro' countries, like Liechtenstein, think they are better off as tax havens. 2. Some, like Norway, see some kind of threat from membership. 3. Some countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans (such as Ukraine, Albania, Moldova) are too out of step economically.
The European Union member countries started observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) at the same time in 1996. This harmonization was implemented to create a consistent approach to time changes within the EU.