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Czechia

Czechia has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004.

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  • EU member
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 May 2004Joined
  2. 21 December 2007Full Schengen membership

Same enlargement wave · Fifth enlargement (2004)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards92

Eurostat, 2025. Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population2.4 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 19 January 1993Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 30 June 1993Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 12 March 1999Joins NATO. nato.int
  4. 2003Referendum on EU membership: 77.3% yes. europarl.europa.eu
  5. 1 May 2004Joins the European Union. europa.eu

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