Countries bordering the European Union
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This is a list of countries bordering the European Union and its predecessor the European Community both at its current geographical extent and after all previous rounds of enlargement.
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As of 2004
- Western border of the EU
- Eastern border of the EU including Greece, north to south
- Russia
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Romania (EU acceding country)
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Croatia (EU candidate country)
- Albania (bordering Greece)
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EU candidate country bordering Greece)
- Bulgaria (EU acceding country bordering Greece)
- Turkey (EU candidate country bordering Greece)
Cyprus demarcation line1:
- Northern Cyprus (de jure part of EU, negotiations continuing for reunification)
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 1995 to 2004
- Western border of the EU
- Eastern border of the EU, north to south
- Russia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Albania (bordering Greece)
- FYR Macedonia (bordering Greece)
- Bulgaria (bordering Greece)
- Turkey (bordering Greece)
- Croatia (sea border with Italy)
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 1990 to 1995
- Eastern border of the EC/EU, north to south
- Poland
- Czechoslovakia, subsequently Czech Republic
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Yugoslavia, subsequently Slovenia and FYR Macedonia
- Albania (bordering Greece)
- Bulgaria (bordering Greece)
- Turkey (bordering Greece)
- Enclaves within EC/EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 1986 to 1990
- Eastern border of the EC, north to south
- East Germany
- Czechoslovakia
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Yugoslavia
- Albania (bordering Greece)
- Bulgaria (bordering Greece)
- Turkey (bordering Greece)
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 1981 to 1986
- Southern French border
- Eastern border of the EC, north to south
- East Germany
- Czechoslovakia
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Yugoslavia
- Albania (bordering Greece)
- Bulgaria (bordering Greece)
- Turkey (bordering Greece)
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 1973 to 1981
- Southern French border
- Eastern border of the EC, north to south
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 1958 to 1973
- Southern French border
- Eastern border of the EC, north to south
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
From 2010 (projected)
- Western border of the EU
- Eastern border of the EU, north to south
- Western Balkans
- Serbia and Montenegro3
- Bosnia
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EU candidate country)
- Albania
- Cyprus demarcation line1
- Northern Cyprus (continuing negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus)
- Enclaves within EU territory
- Bordering French Guiana2
Footnotes
1 Although the whole of Cyprus became part of the European Union on 1 May 2004, EU legislation only applies to the Republic of Cyprus, the southern part of the island. Greek Cypriots rejected the latest UN Plan for the reunification of Cyprus, perpetuating the existing partition on the island. Northern Cyprus is therefore de facto not part of the EU. All of Cyprus will become de facto part of the EU if and when a reunification plan is agreed by both sides.
2 French Guiana is a French département d'outre-mer, and as such is fully part of France and the EU.
3 Montenegro will hold a referendum in 2006 on whether to remain in union with Serbia, or to become fully independent. Therefore, come 2007, the state of Serbia and Montenegro may no longer exist, and only Serbia would still border EU members (until Croatia becomes an EU member state).