EU Enlargement: 10 New Members
On May 1, 2004, the EU admitted ten new member states — Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, and Malta — the largest single expansion in the EU's history, adding 75 million people and hundreds of kilometers of eastern border. The enlargement fulfilled the post-Cold War promise to reunite Europe and extended the zone of democracy and prosperity. The free movement of workers from new member states — particularly to the UK — became a major political issue that contributed to Brexit.
- Year: 2004 CE
- Category: Political
