One union

The 27 member states

Six countries founded it in the 1950s; twenty-one more chose to join. Each page tells one country's story: where it came from, who lives there, what it makes, and how to travel it.

Austria Austria EU since 1995 Vienna · 2 city guides Belgium Belgium EU since 1952 Brussels · 2 city guides Bulgaria Bulgaria EU since 2007 Sofia · 1 city guide Croatia Croatia EU since 2013 Zagreb · 3 city guides Cyprus Cyprus EU since 2004 Nicosia · 1 city guide Czechia Czechia EU since 2004 Prague · 1 city guide Denmark Denmark EU since 1973 Copenhagen · 1 city guide Estonia Estonia EU since 2004 Tallinn · 1 city guide Finland Finland EU since 1995 Helsinki · 1 city guide France France EU since 1952 Paris · 3 city guides Germany Germany EU since 1952 Berlin · 2 city guides Greece Greece EU since 1981 Athens · 2 city guides Hungary Hungary EU since 2004 Budapest · 1 city guide Ireland Ireland EU since 1973 Dublin · 1 city guide Italy Italy EU since 1952 Rome · 6 city guides Latvia Latvia EU since 2004 Riga · 1 city guide Lithuania Lithuania EU since 2004 Vilnius · 1 city guide Luxembourg Luxembourg EU since 1952 Luxembourg City · 1 city guide Malta Malta EU since 2004 Valletta · 1 city guide Netherlands Netherlands EU since 1952 Amsterdam · 1 city guide Poland Poland EU since 2004 Warsaw · 2 city guides Portugal Portugal EU since 1986 Lisbon · 2 city guides Romania Romania EU since 2007 Bucharest · 1 city guide Slovakia Slovakia EU since 2004 Bratislava · 1 city guide Slovenia Slovenia EU since 2004 Ljubljana · 1 city guide Spain Spain EU since 1986 Madrid · 3 city guides Sweden Sweden EU since 1995 Stockholm · 1 city guide