Template:Applications for EU accession

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Applications for accession to the European Union*
Applicant Issued Accession/
failure rationale
23x15px Albania 2009-04-28 Negotiating[1]
23x15px Austria 1989-07-17 1995-01-01
23x15px Belgium N/A 1952-07-23
23x15px Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016-02-15[2] Potential candidate[3]
23x15px Bulgaria 1995-12-14 2007-01-01
23x15px Croatia 2003-02-21 2013-07-01
23x15px Cyprus 1990-07-03 2004-05-01
23x15px Czech Republic 1996-01-17 2004-05-01
23x15px Denmark 1961-08-10
Withdrawn
due to veto
of UK application
1967-05-11 1973-01-01
23x15px Estonia 1995-11-24 2004-05-01
23x15px Finland 1992-03-18 1995-01-01
23x15px France N/A 1952-07-23
23x15px West Germany[4] N/A 1952-07-23
23x15px Greece 1975-06-12 1981-01-01
23x15px Hungary 1994-03-31 2004-05-01
23x15px Iceland 2009-07-17
23x15px Ireland 1961-07-31
Withdrawn
due to veto
of UK application
1967-05-11 1973-01-01
23x15px Italy N/A 1952-07-23
23x15px Kosovo*[8][9] — Potential candidate[3]
23x15px Latvia 1995-09-13 2004-05-01
23x15px Lithuania 1995-12-08 2004-05-01
23x15px Luxembourg N/A 1952-07-23
23x15px 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
23x15px Montenegro 2008-12-15 Negotiating[3]
23x15px Morocco 1987-07-20
Rejected
by the
European Council[11]
23x15px Netherlands N/A 1952-07-23
23x15px North Macedonia[12] 2004-03-22 Negotiating[3]
23x15px 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Withdrawn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]
23x15px Poland 1994-04-05 2004-05-01
23x15px Portugal 1977-03-28 1986-01-01
23x15px Romania 1995-06-22 2007-01-01
23x15px Slovakia 1995-06-27 2004-05-01
23x15px Slovenia 1996-06-10 2004-05-01
23x15px Spain 1962-02-09
Rejected
by the
European Council[15]
1977-06-28 1986-01-01
23x15px Serbia 2009-12-22 Negotiating[3]
23x15px Sweden 1991-07-01 1995-01-01
23x16px Switzerland 1992-05-25
Withdrawn
due to
public opinion[16][17][18][19]
23x15px Turkey 1987-04-14 Negotiating[3]
23x15px 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.