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

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Referenced by (233)

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

Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Protocol country Member States of the European Union
Europol Convention appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Europol Information System regionServed Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Making Europe Safer appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
SE allowsOperationIn Member States of the European Union
subject surface form: Societas Europaea
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 appliesTo Member States of the European Union
Council Directive 2001/86/EC bindingOn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites foundedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European states
Permanent Structured Cooperation appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Civilian CSDP Compact hasActor Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Civilian CSDP Compact implementedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Defence Union appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Council Decision 2010/427/EU appliesTo Member States of the European Union
EU Special Representatives coordinatesWith Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management cooperatesWith Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Helsinki Headline Goal 2010 country Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
African Peace Facility donor Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Council Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP appliesTo Member States of the European Union
EU integrated approach to the Sahel implementedWith Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Council conclusions on Mali and the Sahel appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Relations workedWith Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European System of Accounts appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP appliesTo Member States of the European Union
Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities concludedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: Member States of the European Economic Community
Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities concludedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: Member States of the European Atomic Energy Community
EU Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
EPP memberPartiesFrom Member States of the European Union
subject surface form: European People's Party
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Youth of the European People’s Party hasMembersIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
LLM in European Private Law geographicalScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Union military structures membershipRestrictedTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Union military structures canDeployBeyond Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union territory
European Union NUTS 3 region appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Liberal Youth regionServed Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank appointedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Operation IRINI participatingEntity Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Pillar II implementedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Fischler reform appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU member states
Health Check appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Council of European Municipalities and Regions regionServed Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Defence Agency appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European security architecture hasActor Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Associated Countries to the European Research Area hasStakeholder Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Associated Countries to the European Research Area isDistinctFrom Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
EU Single Market Scoreboard usedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
EU Single Market Scoreboard coversEntity Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Fisheries Control Agency appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
EU marine strategy framework directive implementedBy Member States of the European Union
subject surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
this entity surface form: EU Member States
EU biodiversity strategy appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
General Block Exemption Regulation appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States