EU Enlargement 2004

2004 CE · political

In 2004, the European Union carried out the largest enlargement in its history, incorporating ten new member countries, most of which were former Eastern Bloc states.

With the accession of Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, as well as Malta and Cyprus, the EU's membership rose to twenty-five. This enlargement was assessed as a symbolically and politically important stage in the reunification of post-Cold War Europe.

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What was EU Enlargement 2004?
In 2004, the European Union carried out the largest enlargement in its history, incorporating ten new member countries, most of which were former Eastern Bloc states.
When did EU Enlargement 2004 happen?
2004 CE