Find out more about Spain’s political system, economy and trade figures, its representation in the different EU institutions, and EU funding it receives.

Spain is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, the eurozone, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), a permanent guest of the G20, and is part of many other international organisations such as the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organisation of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Union for the Mediterranean, the Organisation for ...

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed by the treaties to share their own sovereignty through the institutions of the European Union in certain aspects of government.

Jan 1, 1995 · Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986. In subsequent years many other countries joined the Union. The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on January 31, 2020. Today the EU consists of 27 member countries.

The European Union (EU) is a union of 27 countries in Europe, each sharing common obligations and privileges under founding treaties. These agreements bind member states to adhere to laws passed by shared legislative and judicial bodies.

Three and a half years after its accession, in June 1989, Spain incorporated its national currency into the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Monetary System, which had already been established by France, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and Luxembourg since 1979.

Spain and Portugal acceded to the European Communities, now the European Union, in 1986. This was the third enlargement of the Communities, following on from the 1973 and 1981 enlargements. Their accessions are considered to be a part of the broader Mediterranean enlargement of the European Union. [1] [2]

Following the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Spain’s recovery and resilience plan has responded to the urgent need to foster a strong recovery, while making Spain’s economy and society more resilient and future ready.

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Jul 26, 2022 · With a possible expansion of the EU, here are answers to some common questions about the bloc, how countries can join it, how long each step typically takes and more.