The EU currently has 27 member countries, which have transferred some of their sovereignty – or lawmaking authority – to the EU.A number of other countries have applied to become members of the EU.

Member countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark ,Estonia,Finland ,France ,Germany,Greece ,
Hungary,Ireland,Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,Netherlands,Poland,Portugal, Romania,Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain,Sweden, United Kingdom

Candidate Countries: Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland.

Potential candidate Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Montenegro, Serbia.