Belarus
Belarus is not a member of the European Union.
- Population9.1MWorld Bank, 2025
- In the EU since–Not in the EU
- Euro area–no
- Schengen–no
Relationship with the EU
No accession steps.
Milestones
Belarusian and Russian both have official status.
- 15 March 1994Constitution adopted by the Supreme Council. president.gov.by
- 1 July 2020Visa facilitation and readmission agreements with the EU enter into force. eeas.europa.eu
- June 2021Belarus suspends its participation in the Eastern Partnership. eeas.europa.eu
- 24 February 2022The EU states that the authorities let Russia use Belarusian territory to invade Ukraine. eeas.europa.eu
- 26 May 2023Agreement with Russia on deploying Russian nuclear warheads in Belarus; the EU condemns it. eeas.europa.eu