Template:Applications for EU accession

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Applications for accession to the European Union*
Applicant Issued Accession/
failure rationale
Albania Albania 2009-04-28 Negotiating[1]
Austria Austria 1989-07-17 1995-01-01
Belgium Belgium N/A 1952-07-23
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016-02-15[2] Potential candidate[3]
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1995-12-14 2007-01-01
Croatia Croatia 2003-02-21 2013-07-01
Cyprus Cyprus 1990-07-03 2004-05-01
Czech Republic Czech Republic 1996-01-17 2004-05-01
Denmark Denmark 1961-08-10
Withdrawn
due to veto
of UK application
1967-05-11 1973-01-01
Estonia Estonia 1995-11-24 2004-05-01
Finland Finland 1992-03-18 1995-01-01
France France N/A 1952-07-23
West Germany West Germany[4] N/A 1952-07-23
Greece Greece 1975-06-12 1981-01-01
Hungary Hungary 1994-03-31 2004-05-01
Iceland Iceland 2009-07-17
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1961-07-31
Withdrawn
due to veto
of UK application
1967-05-11 1973-01-01
Italy Italy N/A 1952-07-23
Kosovo Kosovo*[8][9] Potential candidate[3]
Latvia Latvia 1995-09-13 2004-05-01
Lithuania Lithuania 1995-12-08 2004-05-01
Luxembourg Luxembourg N/A 1952-07-23
Malta Malta 1990-07-16
Frozen
due to
election of new government
in October 1996.
Resumed following another
election of a new government
in September 1998.[10]
2004-05-01
Montenegro Montenegro 2008-12-15 Negotiating[3]
Morocco Morocco 1987-07-20
Rejected
by the
European Council[11]
Netherlands Netherlands N/A 1952-07-23
North Macedonia North Macedonia[12] 2004-03-22 Negotiating[3]
Norway Norway 1962-04-30
Withdrawn
due to veto
of UK application
1967-07-21
Rejected
by Norway
in referendum[13]
1992-11-25
Rejected
by Norway
in referendum[14]
Poland Poland 1994-04-05 2004-05-01
Portugal Portugal 1977-03-28 1986-01-01
Romania Romania 1995-06-22 2007-01-01
Slovakia Slovakia 1995-06-27 2004-05-01
Slovenia Slovenia 1996-06-10 2004-05-01
Spain Spain 1962-02-09
Rejected
by the
European Council[15]
1977-06-28 1986-01-01
Serbia Serbia 2009-12-22 Negotiating[3]
Sweden Sweden 1991-07-01 1995-01-01
Switzerland Switzerland 1992-05-25
Withdrawn
due to
public opinion[16][17][18][19]
Turkey Turkey 1987-04-14 Negotiating[3]
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1961-08-10
Vetoed
by France
1967-05-10 1973-01-01
* Applications to the European Coal and Steel Community,
European Communities and European Union depending on date.
  1. "EU candidate status for Albania". European Commission. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina applied for EU membership today". The Netherlands EU Presidency 2016. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Anonymous (6 December 2016). "Check current status". European Neighbourhood Policy And Enlargement Negotiations - European Commission. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. On 3 October 1990, East Germany joined West Germany through the process of German reunification; since then, the reunited Germany has been a single member state.
  5. RÚV, Application not formally withdrawn
  6. "Iceland withdraws EU accession bid". Deutsche Welle. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  7. Iceland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013-06-13). "Minister Sveinsson meets with Stefan Füle". Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  8. Referred to as "Kosovo*" by the EU
  9. "European Commission- Enlargement- Kosovo*". European Commission. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  10. "Chronology". European Commission. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  11. Staff writer (2006-03-22). "EU Mulls Deeper Policy Cooperation with Morocco". Defense News. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
  12. Referred to as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" by the EU before 2019
  13. European Commission (2005-11-10). "1972". The History of the European Union. Retrieved 2006-01-18.
  14. European Commission (2005-11-10). "1994". The History of the European Union. Retrieved 2006-01-18.
  15. The European Offensive. - Government of Castile and Leon. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  16. "EU membership application not to be withdrawn". swissinfo. 2005-10-26. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  17. British Embassy, Bern (2006-07-04). "EU and Switzerland". The UK & Switzerland. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
  18. "Retirer la demande d'adhésion à l'UE et dire les choses telles qu'elles sont". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  19. "Retrait de la demande d'adhesion de la Suisse a l'UE" (PDF). Swiss Federal Council. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-09-13.