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Slovenia

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

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  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 May 2004Joined
  2. 1 January 2007Adopted the euro
  3. 21 December 2007Full Schengen membership

Same enlargement wave · Fifth enlargement (2004)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards90

Eurostat, 2025. Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population0.47 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 22 May 1992Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 14 May 1993Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 2003Referendum on EU membership: 89.6% yes. europarl.europa.eu
  4. 29 March 2004Joins NATO. nato.int
  5. 1 May 2004Joins the European Union. europa.eu
  6. 1 January 2007Adopts the euro. europa.eu

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