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2007 enlargement of the European Union facts for kids

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EU Enlargement 2007
New 2007 members shown in blue. Other EU members at that time shown in green.

The 2007 enlargement of the European Union joined Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. It happened on 1 January 2007. The Treaty of Accession was signed on April 25, 2005 at Luxembourg, Neumünster Abbey. It was the seventh time the Union accepted new members.

Membership

Since 1989, Bulgaria and Romania wanted to be a part of the European Union (EU). and put forward to become members in 1995.

During the 2000s, Bulgaria and Romania made changes, such as improving their democratic system, human rights acts, freedom of speech acts, economy and laws.


Images for kids

  • EUR 5 obverse (2013 issue)

    5 euro note from the new Europa series written in Latin (EURO) and Greek (ΕΥΡΩ) alphabets, but also in the Cyrillic (ЕВРО) alphabet, as a result of Bulgaria joining the European Union in 2007.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ampliación de la Unión Europea de 2007 para niños

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