Member States of the European Union

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country group political grouping supranational organization membership

The Member States of the European Union are the sovereign European countries that have joined the EU, sharing common institutions, laws, and policies while participating in its single market and political union.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
European Union member states 21
EU Member States 10
European Union Member States 7

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country group ⓘ
political grouping ⓘ
supranational organization membership ⓘ
characterizedBy participation in a political and economic union ⓘ
shared sovereignty in certain policy areas ⓘ
follows Treaty on European Union ⓘ
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
geographicalScope Europe ⓘ
hasFormerMember United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMember Czech Republic ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

French Republic ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Greece ⓘ
surface form: Hellenic Republic

Hungary ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Italian Republic ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Portuguese Republic

Austria ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Austria

Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Bulgaria

Croatia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Croatia

Cyprus ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Cyprus

Estonia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Estonia

Finland ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Finland

Latvia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Latvia

Lithuania ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Lithuania

Malta ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Malta

Republic of Poland ⓘ
Slovenia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Slovenia

Romania ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
surface form: Slovak Republic
hasObligation contribute to EU budget ⓘ
transpose EU directives into national law ⓘ
hasRight access to EU structural and investment funds ⓘ
nominate a European Commissioner ⓘ
participation in qualified majority voting in the Council ⓘ
participation in the European Council ⓘ
representation in the Council of the European Union ⓘ
representation in the European Parliament ⓘ
legalBasisForMembership accession treaty ⓘ
partOf European Union ⓘ
requiresForAccession Copenhagen criteria ⓘ
sharesInstitution Council of the European Union ⓘ
Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
European Central Bank ⓘ
European Commission ⓘ
European Council ⓘ
European Court of Auditors ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
sharesLaw EU law supremacy over national law in EU competences ⓘ
sharesMarket free movement of capital ⓘ
free movement of goods ⓘ
free movement of persons ⓘ
free movement of services ⓘ
sharesPolicy Schengen acquis (for most members) ⓘ
area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ
cohesion policy ⓘ
Common Agricultural Policy ⓘ
surface form: common agricultural policy

common commercial policy ⓘ
common fisheries policy ⓘ
common foreign and security policy ⓘ
competition policy ⓘ
customs union ⓘ
environmental policy ⓘ
single market ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EU Treaties → adoptedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union → adoptedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
European Union internal market → appliesIn → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Union legal order → appliesIn → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Common Security and Defence Policy → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
ERA Roadmap → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Employment Strategy → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
European Union customs union → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
National Reform Programmes → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member state
Natura 2000 network → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
United in diversity → appliesTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Regional Development Fund → appliesToJurisdiction → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Schengen Area → appliesToJurisdiction → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Comino → belongsTo → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union territory via Malta
Croatia–Italy maritime border → borderBetween → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 → coSponsor → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy → cooperatesWith → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation → cooperatesWith → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
ERA Roadmap → developedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Azərilər → diaspora → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union countries
Polish defense industry → exportDestination → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union countries
European Atomic Energy Community → foundedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Member States of the European Economic Community
Bibliotheca Alexandrina → fundedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
EUCAP Sahel Niger → fundedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Erasmus+ Jean Monnet actions → geographicScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Lisbon Strategy → geographicScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
ERC Advanced Grant → geographicalScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
ERC Starting Grant → geographicalScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Regulation (EU) 1292/2013 → geographicalScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
subject surface form: Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 → geographicalScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Toyota Manufacturing UK (nearby Burnaston plant) → hasExportDestination → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
subject surface form: Toyota Manufacturing UK
this entity surface form: European Union countries
IIA → hasMember → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
subject surface form: International Institute of Agriculture
this entity surface form: European states
European Qualifications Framework → hasScope → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
EIT Headquarters → jurisdiction → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Economic and Social Committee → membersRepresent → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
EIT Manufacturing → operatesIn → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Erasmus+ National Agencies → operatesIn → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Investment Bank → owner → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
EUTM Mali → participatingEntity → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Roma Rights Centre → regionServed → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Office of European Union and Regional Affairs → regionalFocus → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
MLT → representsCountryInContext → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Treaty on European Union → signatoryOrganization → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Communities member states
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Currency Unit → usedBy → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Ukrainian Air Force → usesAircraftOrigin → Member States of the European Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Union countries