WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Poland has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 under the Accession Treaty signed in Athens on 16 April 2003. As a member state, Poland has the power to influence EU decisions. The European Union is an economic and political union between 27 EU countries that together cover much of the continent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accession of Poland to the European Union took place in May 2004. Poland had been negotiating with the EU since 1989. With the fall of communism in 1989/1990 in Poland, Poland embarked on a series of reforms and changes in foreign policy, intending to join the EU and NATO.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 May 2004 – 10 new countries Cyprus and Malta join the EU along with 8 Central and Eastern European countries-Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia-finally ending the division of Europe after the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hungary. EU member country since 2004, Schengen area member since 2007 and more about Hungary’s participation in the EU.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Accession 2003 was the agreement between the member states of the European Union and ten countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia), concerning these countries’ accession into the EU (see 2004 enlargement of the European Union).