9th May - Europe Day

The flag of Europe - official flag of the EU

The 9th May is celebrated as the day of the European Union. The organisation came into being on the 1st November 1993. Europe Day is one of the symbols of the EU whose aim is to foster (=rozwijać, zaszczepiać) the sense of unity (=poczucie jedności) amongst the member states. 

At present there are 27 EU members :

Austria (1995)*

 Belgium (1952)

 Bulgaria (2007)

 Cyprus (2004)

 Czech Republic (2004) 

 Denmark (1973)

 Estonia (2004)

 Finland (1995)

 France (1952)

 Germany (1952)

 Greece (1981)

 Hungary (2004)

 Ireland (1973)

 Italy (1952)

 Latvia (2004)

 Lithuania (2004)

 Luxembourg (1952)

 Malta (2004)

 Netherlands (1952)

 Poland (2004)

 Portugal (1986)

 Romania (2007)

 Slovakia (2004)

 Slovenia (2004)

 Spain (1986)

 Sweden (1995)

 United Kingdom (1973)

*The dates in brackets are the years of accession to the EU.

common currency

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