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.

Costa v ENEL regionConcerned Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: Member States of the European Economic Community
European Radical Alliance operatedIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
European Parliament Liaison Offices operatesIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Economic and Financial Committee scope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Committee of the Regions headquarters regionServed Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank includesRepresentativesOf Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
Nabeglavi mineral water springs exportedTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union countries
COSME loan guarantee facility geographicalScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
InnovFin SME Guarantee Facility region Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services country Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Directive 2009/147/EC appliesIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Directive 2009/147/EC bindingOn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Council Directive 92/43/EEC requiresTranspositionBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
LIFE programme appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Euro-Atlantic area includes Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union appliesTo Member States of the European Union
Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union bindingOn Member States of the European Union
Russian Western Military District borders Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Statute of the European Investment Bank bindingOn Member States of the European Union
Committee of Governors operatedIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Economic Community member states
NUTS classification appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU member states
NUTS appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU member states
European Union anti-money laundering directives appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Mexico–European Union Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement regionCovered Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 appliesTo Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC geographicalScope Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
AFU cooperatesWith Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security collaboratesWith Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
GMES beneficiary Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Public Regulated Service regulatedBy Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: EU Member States
Public Regulated Service developedFor Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union Member States
euro usedIn Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states
Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions geographicalCoverage Member States of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Union member states