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Spain

Spain has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1986.

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  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 January 1986Joined
  2. 26 March 1995Full Schengen membership
  3. 1 January 1999Adopted the euro

Same enlargement wave · Third enlargement (1986)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards92

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

Share of the EU population11 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 14 December 1955Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 24 November 1977Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 30 May 1982Joins NATO. nato.int
  4. 1 January 1986Joins the European Communities. europa.eu
  5. 2005Referendum on the Constitutional Treaty: 76.7% yes. europarl.europa.eu

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