Member States of the European Union

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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.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

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
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (233)

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

Erasmus+ Jean Monnet actions geographicScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 geographicalScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Qualifications Framework hasScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
General Council of the European Central Bank scope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Annex I Parties includes Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Trade Union Institute focusArea Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Erasmus+ programme eligibleRegion Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 appliesTo Member States of the European Union
President of the Economic and Financial Committee appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Single European Act negotiatedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: Member states of the European Communities
Single European Act appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: Member States of the European Communities
Syrian opposition supportedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Cotonou Agreement party Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
One-China policy practicedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Monetary Cooperation Fund foundedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: Member States of the European Economic Community
Erasmus+ Key Action 1 decentralised actions eligibleCountriesInclude Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Bosnian War supportedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Union pharmaceutical legislation appliesIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Union agencies appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Economic Area appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Western Balkans borderedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development implementedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
European Social Fund appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
EU Tissues and Cells Directives appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
EU Organ Donation Directive appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
EU Organ Donation Directive requiresTranspositionBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Common Foreign and Security Policy appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Article 4 TEU appliesTo Member States of the European Union
European Semester appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Treaty of Nice adoptedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Treaty of Nice appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Special Protection Area appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Single Payment Scheme appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Basic Payment Scheme appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Structural and Investment Funds appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
EP appliesTo Member States of the European Union
subject surface form: European Parliament
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 bindingOn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Union Justice and Home Affairs agencies network geographicalScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
European Judicial Network hasMember Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member State
European Judicial Network geographicalScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Executive Board hasScope Member States of the European Union
subject surface form: Executive Board of Eurojust
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan recognizedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
EU member states national aviation authorities hasJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Plan for Aviation Safety involves Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EASA Member States
acquis communautaire bindingOn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member state
multi-speed Europe appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Joint Committee under the Withdrawal Agreement countryInvolved Member States of the European Union