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Joining the European Union in 2004
- Following the failed 1956 revolution, Hungary became a comparatively freer, though still repressed, member of the Eastern Bloc. In 1989, concurrently with the Revolutions of 1989, Hungary peacefully transitioned into a democratic parliamentary republic, joining the European Union in 2004 and being part of the Schengen Area since 2007.
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Overview. Capital: Budapest. Official EU language (s): Hungarian. EU Member State: since 1 May 2004. Currency: Hungarian Forint HUF. Hungary is currently preparing to adopt the euro. Schengen: member since 21 December 2007. Figures: Geographical size: 93 012 km 2. Population: 9 597 085 (2023)
Jan 1, 1995 · Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986. In subsequent years many other countries joined the Union. The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on January 31, 2020. Today the EU consists of 27 member countries.
CountryEu Accession DateSchengen Area MemberEurozone MemberAustriaJanuary 1, 1995YesYesBelgiumMarch 25, 1957YesYesBulgariaJanuary 1, 2007YesNoCroatiaJuly 1, 2013YesYesThe countries that are in the European Union are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
Member state of the European Union. The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed by the treaties to share their own sovereignty through the institutions of the European Union in ...
Jan 3, 2022 · Bernadett Szabo/Reuters. By Steven Erlanger and Benjamin Novak. Published Jan. 3, 2022 Updated Jan. 4, 2022. BRUSSELS — After long indulging him, leaders in the European Union now widely...
Feb 1, 2020 · On 30 December 2023, the Council of the European Union agreed to lift the air and sea internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania. Both Member States fully apply the Schengen acquis from 31 March 2024; from that date onwards controls at internal air and sea borders have been lifted.
Feb 13, 2024 · After decades under Communist rule, Hungary's status as a liberal democracy and member of the European Union has been questioned by the increasingly authoritarian actions of populist...