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Hungary

Hungary 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 standards76

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

Share of the EU population2.1 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 14 December 1955Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 6 November 1990Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 12 March 1999Joins NATO. nato.int
  4. 2003Referendum on EU membership: 83.7% yes. europarl.europa.eu
  5. 1 May 2004Joins the European Union. europa.eu

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