In 1993, when the EU was formed the Chancellor of Germany was Helmut Kohl
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Actually, it was in 2004. The following countries joined the EU.CyprusCzech RepublicHungaryEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandSloveniaSlovakia
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.
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.
The decision for Germany to be part of the European Union was made by the German government and ratified through treaties negotiated with other member states. Germany joined the European Economic Community in 1957, which later evolved into the European Union.
Sweden joined the EU in the year of 1995.
Germany and Austria share a frontier. They are both German-speaking countries, of course, and also members of the EU. At the same time, both are independent, sovereign states.
Finland joined the EU in the 1995.
No new country joined the EU in 1999.