The Enlargement of the European Union

By Emin Larbi
  • The beginning

    The beginning

    Original signatories of the 1957 Treaty of Rome.

    (Belgium
    France
    Germany
    Italy
    Luxembourg
    Netherlands)
  • The first enlargement

    The first enlargement

    Denmark
    Ireland
    United Kingdom
  • Greece’s accession.

    Greece’s accession.

    Consolidated democracy in the country.
  • Portuga and Spain

    Portuga and Spain

    This enlargement consolidated democracy in Portugal and Spain.
  • The Fifith Enlargement

    The Fifith Enlargement

    Austria
    Finland
    Sweden
  • The sixth enlargement

    The sixth enlargement

    Aimed at reuniting the continent after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union (Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Slovakia Slovenia)
  • The seventh enlargement

    The seventh enlargement

    Bulgaria
    Romania
  • The latest enlargement so far

    The latest enlargement so far

    Croatia
  • Future enlargements

    Future enlargements

    Turkey Iceland Western Balkans