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Greece

Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1981.

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  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 January 1981Joined
  2. 1 January 2000Full Schengen membership
  3. 1 January 2001Adopted the euro

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards68

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

Share of the EU population2.3 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 9 August 1949Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  2. 18 February 1952Joins NATO. nato.int
  3. 1 January 1981Joins the European Communities. europa.eu
  4. 1 January 2001Adopts the euro. europa.eu
  5. 2015Referendum on the bailout proposal of its creditors: 38.7% yes. europarl.europa.eu

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