what countries were the original members of the european union?
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The six founding countries are Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The 1950s are dominated by a cold war between east and west.
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['Austria.', 'Belgium.', 'Bulgaria.', 'Croatia.', 'Cyprus.', 'Czech Republic.', 'Denmark.', 'Estonia.']
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['Ireland.', 'Sweden.', 'Finland.', 'Austria.', 'Switzerland.', 'Yugoslavia.']
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Germany is the most populated country in the European Union followed by France and the United Kingdom. Seven (7) countries in the European Union have populations greater than 20 million: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland & Romania.
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['Belgium.', 'Czech Republic.', 'Greece.', 'Liechtenstein.', 'Luxembourg.', 'Montenegro.', 'Sweden.', 'Turkey.']
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EU countries 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.
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['the European Parliament;', 'the European Council;', "the Council of the European Union (simply called 'the Council');", 'the European Commission;', 'the Court of Justice of the European Union;', 'the European Central Bank;']
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['Great Britain and Ireland.', 'Australia.', 'France.', 'New Zealand.', 'India.', 'Newfoundland.', 'Allies.', 'Ottoman Empire.']
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The EEC was created in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, which was signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. The United Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland joined in 1973, followed by Greece in 1981 and Portugal and Spain in 1986.
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['Estonia 1917. Estonia never was independent country prior to 1917. ... ', 'Latvia 1918.', 'Latvia declared independence on November 18 1918. ... ', 'Lithuania 1918. ... ', 'Finland 1918. ... ', 'Poland 1918. ... ', 'Belarus 1918. ... ', 'Ukraine 1918.']
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['(5) countries- Switzerland, Albania, Iceland, Norway & Turkey are not the members of the EU. ... ', 'Out of six microstates in Europe, (5) are non-members: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino & Vatican City.']
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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.
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Lithuania and EU Lithuania became a full-fledged member of the European Union on 1 May 2004. We are part of a unique economic and political family, which consists of 28 member countries.
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From economic to political union The result was the European Economic Community (EEC), created in 1958, and initially increasing economic cooperation between six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
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A peaceful Europe – the beginnings of cooperation As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. The six founding countries are Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
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Europe is a continent divided into around 50 countries. 28 of those countries are members of an economic/political organisation called the European Union. The EU is primarily a free-trade area, working as one single market, where goods,services, people and capital can flow freely between the member countries.
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['France.', 'British Empire.', 'Russia.', 'Japan.', 'Italy.', 'United States.']