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      • EU Member State: since 1 January 1958 Currency: euro (€) Euro area member since 1 January 1999 Schengen: member since 26 March 1995
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  2. Mar 26, 1995 · Belgium also communicates with the EU institutions through its permanent representation in Brussels. As Belgium's "embassy to the EU", its main task is to ensure that the country's interests and policies are heard and pursued as much as possible in the EU.

  3. Jan 1, 1995 · The first agreement establishing the European Economic Community was signed in 1957 by six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986.

    Country
    Eu Accession Date
    Schengen Area Member
    Eurozone Member
    Austria
    January 1, 1995
    Yes
    Yes
    Belgium
    March 25, 1957
    Yes
    Yes
    Bulgaria
    January 1, 2007
    Yes
    No
    Croatia
    July 1, 2013
    Yes
    Yes
  4. The commissioners do not represent their member state, but instead work collectively in the interests of all the member states within the EU. In the 1950s, six core states founded the EU's predecessor European Communities ( Belgium , France , Italy , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , and West Germany ).

    • Overview
    • EU countries
    • The European Economic Area (EEA)

    The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 countries. It operates an internal (or single) market which allows free movement of goods, capital, services and people between member states.

    The EU countries are:

    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of 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.

    The EEA includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It allows them to be part of the EU’s single market.

    Switzerland is not an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market. This means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals.

  5. The EU and its Member States. Founded: in 1951 after the Second World War by six countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands). Current Member States: 27 countries. Applicants for future membership: 9 candidate countries and 1 potential candidate.

  6. Belgium, one of the founding members of the European Union, exemplifies the deep-rooted connection to the Union. Situated at the crossroads of Europe, this country has played a key role in the creation and evolution of European cooperation.

  7. Aug 21, 2023 · Brussels is the headquarters of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), making it the polyglot home of an army of international diplomats and civil servants.

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