New eu members

The European Union (EU) has a total of 27 member states, which are:

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Cyprus
6. Czech Republic
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. Finland
10. France
11. Germany
12. Greece
13. Hungary
14. Ireland
15. Italy
16. Latvia
17. Lithuania
18. Luxembourg
19. Malta
20. Netherlands
21. Poland
22. Portugal
23. Romania
24. Slovakia
25. Slovenia
26. Spain
27. Sweden

In recent years, the EU has expanded to include several new member states. Here are some of the most recent additions:

• Croatia: joined the EU on July 1, 2013
• Bulgaria and Romania: joined the EU on January 1, 2007
• Slovenia: joined the EU on May 1, 2004
• Cyprus and Malta: joined the EU on May 1, 2004
• Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia: joined the EU on May 1, 2004
• Austria, Finland, and Sweden: joined the EU on January 1, 1995

It's worth noting that the EU has also undergone several enlargements in the past, with the most significant being the accession of 12 new member states in 2004 and the accession of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007.