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. 2024 Mar 21;2:133. Originally published 2022 Dec 6. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.15042.3

Table 1. Expansion of the European Union.

Expansion of the EU Brexit CC PCC
1958 1973 1981 1986 1995 2004 2007 2013 2020
BEL DNK GRC PRT AUT POL BUL HRV -UK ALB KOS
FRA IRE ESP FIN CZE ROU BIH
DEU UK SWE EST GEO
ITA HUN MKD
LUX LVA MDA
NED LTU MNE
SVK SRB
SVN TUR
CYP UKR
MLT

CC: candidate countries; PCC: potential candidate countries. The development of the European Union and the possible future members. In June 2022, Moldova and Ukraine were granted Candidate Country status, Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 2022, and Georgia in December 2023. Correct as of March 2024. Source: European Union and European Commission