Croatia joined the European Union on the 1st of July 2013.
Croatia has now joined the European Union. It joined on the 1st of July 2013.
Croatia joined on the 1st of July 2013. They are the newest member.
The most recent country to join was Croatia on the 1st of July 2013. Prior to that, Romania and Bulgaria both joined the European Union together on the 1st of January 2007.
Croatia
At the current time Croatia, FYR Macedonia and Turkey are what are called candidate countries, meaning they are in the process of applying for membership.
No countries joined the European Union in 2009. The last countries to join The European Union before that were Romania and Bulgaria who joined together in January 2007. Croatia is the most recent new member, joining in July 2013.
Japan is not in the European Union.
The Balkan countries that are members of the European Union are Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Romania. Slovenia was the first to join in 2004, followed by Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and Croatia in 2013. Other Balkan countries, such as Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Albania, are candidates or potential candidates for EU membership but are not currently part of the union.
Croatia joined the European Union on the 1st of July 2013, becoming the 28th member.
Croatia joined the European Union in July 2013.
Croatia isn't in the European union yet so no date has been set.