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Germany

Germany has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1958.

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  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 January 1958Founding member (EEC Treaty in force)
  2. 26 March 1995Full Schengen membership
  3. 1 January 1999Adopted the euro

Same enlargement wave · Founding members (1958)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards115

Eurostat, 2025 (provisional). Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population18.5 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 13 July 1950Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  2. 18 April 1951Signs the Treaty of Paris establishing the European Coal and Steel Community. europa.eu
  3. 6 May 1955The Federal Republic of Germany joins NATO. nato.int
  4. 25 March 1957Signs the Treaties of Rome (EEC and Euratom). europa.eu
  5. 1 January 1958The EEC and Euratom treaties enter into force: founding member. europa.eu
  6. 3 October 1990German reunification: the Länder of the former GDR join the Federal Republic. nato.int

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