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European Union member states

There are currently 15 member states in the European Union:

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

Additionally, the following states have declared their interest in joining the European Union and are expected to join on May 1, 2004:

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Romania and Bulgaria plan to join in 2007, and Turkey is expected to join, but a date has not yet been set.

See also: European Union

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