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How many member states did the European Union have on 1 January 2025?
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27
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- www.eeas.europa.eu, britannica, "european union" (britannica.com/topic/european-union) — lists 27 member states as of the uk's 2020 withdrawal, with no further accessions/withdrawals before 1 january 2025, britannica, "european union" entry; official eu website european-union.europa.eu "countries" list — both list 27 member states as of 2025, britannica, 'european union' (britannica.com/topic/european-union), consulted for the list of 27 current member states, unchanged since croatia joined in 2013 and the uk withdrew in 2020, through 1 january 2025., council of the eu and european council, timeline - accession of eu member states (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/how-enlargement-works/timeline-accession-eu-member-states/) and timeline: history (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/history/). the history page states the 2007 accession brought membership to 27; the accession timeline lists croatia in 2013 as the latest accession through its february 2025 review., council of the eu, 12 dec 2024: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/12/12/schengen-council-decides-to-lift-land-border-controls-with-bulgaria-and-romania/ ; european commission dg migration and home affairs, 3 jan 2025: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/bulgaria-and-romania-join-schengen-area-2025-01-03_en, council of the european union, 12 december 2024, schengen: council decides to lift land border controls with bulgaria and romania — https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/12/12/schengen-council-decides-to-lift-land-border-controls-with-bulgaria-and-romania/, council of the european union, press release (12 december 2024): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/12/12/schengen-council-decides-to-lift-land-border-controls-with-bulgaria-and-romania/, en.wikipedia.org, eur-lex, european union, ‘member states’: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/legal-content/glossary/member_states.html, eur-lex, member states: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/all/?uri=legissum:member_states, eur-lex.europa.eu, europa.eu 'countries' page listing the 27 eu member states, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's european union entry, europa.eu (official eu website, 'countries' and 'the eu in brief' pages) and encyclopaedia britannica's 'european union' article, confirming 27 member states as of 1 january 2025, european commission dg migration and home affairs, ‘bulgaria and romania join the schengen area’ (3 jan 2025): https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/bulgaria-and-romania-join-schengen-area-2025-01-03_en; european parliament, ‘the eu elections are over, what are the next steps?’ (29 jul 2024): https://data.europarl.europa.eu/en/discover/the-eu-elections-are-over-what-are-the-next-steps, european commission directorate-general for migration and home affairs, bulgaria and romania join the schengen area (3 january 2025), https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/bulgaria-and-romania-join-schengen-area-2025-01-03_en, european commission, bulgaria and romania join the schengen area (3 january 2025): https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/bulgaria-and-romania-join-schengen-area-2025-01-03_en, european commission, directorate-general for migration and home affairs, “bulgaria and romania join the schengen area,” 3 january 2025., european commission, facts and figures on the european union (https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en); council of the eu, timeline: history (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/history/), european external action service, eu at a glance (dec 2024), page 1: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2025/eu%20at%20a%20glance%20%28dec%202024%29%20en.pdf, european external action service, eu at a glance (dec 2024): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2025/eu%20at%20a%20glance%20%28dec%202024%29%20en.pdf, european external action service, eu at a glance (dec 2024): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2025/eu%20at%20a%20glance%20(dec%202024)%20en.pdf ; european commission, bulgaria and romania join the schengen area (3 jan 2025): https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/bulgaria-and-romania-join-schengen-area-2025-01-03_en, european external action service, european union at a glance (december 2024), https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2025/eu%20at%20a%20glance%20(dec%202024)%20en.pdf ; corroboration: eur-lex, member states, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/?uri=legissum%3amember_states, european union official pages: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries_en and https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-enlargement_en, european union official portal, eu countries page: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries_en, european union official site (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) listing 27 member states; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's 'european union' entry, european union official website (european-union.europa.eu) and encyclopaedia britannica, 'european union' article, european union official website (european-union.europa.eu) list of member countries, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's european union entry, european union official website (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) and encyclopaedia britannica entry 'european union', both confirming 27 member states as of 1 january 2025., european union official website (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en) and encyclopaedia britannica, 'european union' entry — both confirm 27 member states as of 2025, unchanged since the uk's 2020 withdrawal reduced the total from 28 to 27., european union official website — european-union.europa.eu, 'countries' / 'the eu in brief' page listing the 27 member states, european union official website — european-union.europa.eu, 'countries' / 'the eu in brief' pages, confirming 27 member states as of 1 january 2025 (croatia joined 2013; united kingdom withdrew 2020; no accessions or withdrawals occurred between 2020 and 1 january 2025), european union official website, 'countries' page (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en), confirming 27 member states as of 2025, following croatia's 2013 accession and the uk's 2020 withdrawal with no subsequent membership changes before 1 january 2025., european union official website, country profiles / member states list (https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en), confirming 27 member states as of 1 january 2025 (no change since the uk's 2020 withdrawal), european union official website, europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en (list of the 27 eu member states, unchanged since croatia's accession in 2013 and after the uk's withdrawal in 2020), european union official website, european-union.europa.eu, 'countries' page listing the 27 eu member states, european union official website, european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en — lists 27 member states of the eu, a count unchanged since croatia's 2013 accession and still current on 1 january 2025., european union, facts and figures on the european union (https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en); council of the eu, timeline - accession of eu member states (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/how-enlargement-works/timeline-accession-eu-member-states/), european union, facts and figures on the european union (official eu website), https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en; states current member states: 27 countries., european union, facts and figures on the european union: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en, european union, facts and figures on the european union: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en ; eu enlargement: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-enlargement_en, european union, key facts and figures: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/facts-and-figures-european-union_en ; eu countries: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries_en ; council of the eu, timeline: history: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/history/, european-union.europa.eu, european-union.europa.eu (official eu portal, 'countries' page listing the 27 member states) and encyclopaedia britannica's 'european union' article, both confirming 27 member states since croatia joined on 1 july 2013, unchanged through 1 january 2025, european-union.europa.eu official eu portal, 'countries' / 'the eu in brief' pages listing the 27 current member states (unchanged since the uk's withdrawal on 31 january 2020; last accession was croatia in 2013), home-affairs.ec.europa.eu, official eu website, european union country profiles (european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en): 27 member states; uk left 31 jan 2020, no accession since croatia in 2013, op.europa.eu, www.consilium.europa.eu, www.eeas.europa.eu, youth.europarl.europa.eu
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