Sixth expansion:
Croatia
2013.
Fifth Extension (Part Two):
Bulgaria
Romania
2007.
Fifth extension (part one):
Estonia
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
2004.
Fourth expansion:
Austria
Finland
Sweden
1995.
Third extension:
Portugal
Spain
1986.
Second extension:
Greece
1981.
First extension:
Denmark
Ireland
United Kingdom
1973.
Founding countries:
Belgium
The Netherlands
Luxembourg
West Germany
France
Italy
1952.
Candidates for EU membership
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/albanija.jpg" width="25" height="25">Albania -
granted candidate status for EU membership
27. 06. 2014. godine
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/srbija.jpg" width="25" height="25">Serbia -
granted candidate status for EU membership
01. 03. 2012. godine
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/crnagora.jpg" width="25" height="25">Montenegro -
granted candidate status for EU membership
17. 12. 2010. godine
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/makedonija.jpg" width="25" height="25">FYR Macedonia -
granted candidate status for EU membership
16. 12. 2005. godine
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/turska.jpg" width="25" height="25">Turkey -
granted candidate status for EU membership
11. 12. 1999. godine
Potential candidates:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo* (*in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 1244/99)