Brief history of the expansion of the world's largest trading bloc since 1951 till date.

1. The
EU Enlargements

2. In 1951, Benelux
joined
West Germany,
France
and Italy to form the
European Coal and
Steel Community
(ECSC) in Paris

3. Benelux is simply:
• Belgium
• The Netherlands
• Luxemburg

4. So the founding 6 are :
•West Germany
•France
•Italy
•Belgium
•Netherlands
•Luxemburg

5. First Enlargement of the EU
1973• 1 January 1973
• Denmark
• Ireland
• United Kingdom

7. Second Enlargement
19811 January
1981

9. 3rd Enlargement
1986
1 January 1986
•Spain
•Portugal

11. 4th Enlargement
1995
•Austria
•Finland
•Sweden 1 January
1995

13. 5th Enlargement
•10 countries
•1 May 2004
2004

14. Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
In alphabetical order

16. 6th Enlargement
•Completing the 5th
Enlargement of 2004
• Bulgaria
• Romania
2007 1 January
2007

18. 7th Enlargement
Croatia
2013 1 July 2013

20. Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
The Netherlands
Luxemburg
The United Kingdom
Demark
Ireland
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Austria
Finland
Sweden
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Lithuania
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Hungary
Poland
Estonia
Malta
Bulgaria
Romania
Croatia

21. Thank you and Good Luck
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Aludo