01May, 2004
Malta joined the European Union on the 1st of May in 2004.
Yes, Malta is a member country of the EU. Here is a list of current members: http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm
1st May 2004
1951
Cyprus, Czech republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, slovak republic and Slovenia
1st of January 1986.
May 1, 2004
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.
Malta is only a member of EU; any special role.
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.