What is EU-27?

EU-27 is the European Union of 27 Member States. Since it's origin in 1957, the EU has been growing in number of member states. When statistics about the EU are being used it is therefore customary to specify what countries are being considered.

1. Belgium

2. France

3. Germany

4. Italy

5. Luxembourg

6. Netherlands

(EU 6; rarely used)

7. Denmark

8. Great Britain

9. Ireland

(EU 9; never used)

10. Portugal

11. Spain

12. Greece

(EU 12; hardly ever used)

13. Austria

14. Finland

15. Sweden

(EU 15; regularly used in statistics to mark the 'before and after' of the most sizeable enlargement of the EU in 2004)

16. Czech Republic

17. Estonia

18. Hungary

19. Latvia

20. Lithuania

21. Poland

22. Slovakia

23. Slovenia

24. Malta

25. Cyprus

(EU 25; often used as well)

26. Bulgaria

27. Romania

This is the current EU-27

Countries that are candidates: Iceland, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, Albania