What is 2007 enlargement of the European Union?
[[File:EU Enlargement 2007.png|thumb|300px|New 2007 members shown in blue. Other EU members at that time shown in green.|alt=]] The '''2007 enlargement of the European Union''' joined [[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]] to the [[European Union]]. It happened on 1 January 2007. The [[Treaty of Accession 2005|Treaty of Accession]] was signed on [[April 25]], [[2005]] at [[Luxembourg]], [[Neumünster Abbey]]. It was the seventh time the Union accepted new members. == Membership == Since [[1989]], Bulgaria and Romania wanted to be a part of the [[European Union]] (EU)<ref>[http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1082826393657&print=true Chronology of the Fifth EU Enlargement], Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom</ref> and put forward to become members in [[1995]].<ref>Melanie H. Ram, Ph.D., Sub-regional Cooperation and European Integration: Romania’s Delicate Balance</ref> During the [[2000s]], Bulgaria and Romania made changes, such as improving their [[democracy|democratic]] system, [[human rights]] acts, [[freedom of speech]] acts, [[economy]] and [[law|laws]]. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.mae.ro/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania] *[http://www.guv.ro/ Government of Romania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923154438/http://www.guv.ro/ |date=2020-09-23 }} *[http://www.mie.ro/ Ministry of European Integration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430084915/http://www.mie.ro/ |date=2017-04-30 }} *[http://europa.eu/index_en.htm Gateway to the European Union] *[http://www.infoeuropa.ro/jsp/page.jsp?cid=50&lid=2&changeLangEv=1 Infoeuropa Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224134247/http://www.infoeuropa.ro/jsp/page.jsp?cid=50&lid=2&changeLangEv=1 |date=2007-12-24 }} {{EU_members}} [[Category:European Union]] [[Category:21st century in Bulgaria]] [[Category:2000s in Romania]] [[Category:2007 in Europe]]