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: -Poland has been a member state of the European Union since 1 May 2004, with the Treaty of Accession 2003 signed on 16 April 2003 in Athens as the legal basis for Poland’s accession to the EU.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The EU has expanded multiple times since its inception. In May 2004, ten new countries joined the European Union, bringing the number of member states to twenty-five.