2020 Acontecimiento Construcción europea Reino Unido
Brexit
On 31 January the United Kingdom becomes the first state to leave the European Union.
Una historia común
La construcción europea no empezó en 1950. Este hilo une la herencia antigua, la matriz judeocristiana y la Unión contemporánea.
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Un siglo por barra antes de 1500 y una década después: los archivos no se reparten por igual.
Grecia antigua
Alta Edad Media
Renacimiento
Ilustración
Concierto europeo
Construcción europea
Roma
Plena y Baja Edad Media
Reforma y guerras de religión
Era de las revoluciones
Guerras mundiales
Guerra Fría
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Construcción europea 12 acontecimientos2020 Acontecimiento Época contemporánea Bielorrusia
2020 protests
Contestation of the presidential election is repressed; the EU does not recognise the result.
2020 Acontecimiento Construcción europea
NextGenerationEU
Facing the pandemic, the Union borrows 750 billion jointly: a major break in its budgetary workings.
2020 Acontecimiento Época contemporánea Macedonia del Norte
NATO accession of North Macedonia
The country becomes the 30th member of the Atlantic Alliance.
2022 Tratado Construcción europea Ucrania
Candidate status for Ukraine
Four months after the Russian invasion began, the European Council grants candidate status.
2022 Guerra Construcción europea
War in Ukraine
The Russian invasion brings sanctions, the reception of millions of refugees and candidacies from Ukraine and Moldova.
2022 Tratado Construcción europea Moldavia
Candidate status for Moldova
On 23 June Moldova becomes a Union candidate at the same time as Ukraine.
2022 Acontecimiento Construcción europea Albania
Opening of negotiations
Union accession talks open, jointly with North Macedonia.
2023 Acontecimiento Época contemporánea Finlandia
NATO accession of Finland
On 4 April Finland doubles the Alliance’s land border with Russia.
2023 Acontecimiento Construcción europea Croacia
Euro and Schengen
On 1 January Croatia joins the single currency and the free movement area on the same day.
2024 Acontecimiento Época contemporánea Suecia
NATO accession of Sweden
On 7 March Sweden becomes the 32nd ally, ending two centuries of neutrality.
2024 Acontecimiento Construcción europea
2024 European elections
720 members are elected in 27 states; the right and sovereignist groups gain ground.
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Construcción europea 4 acontecimientos2025 Acontecimiento Construcción europea Rumanía
Full Schengen entry
Land border controls are lifted on 1 January, thirteen years after the first application.
2025 Acontecimiento Construcción europea
Schengen at 29
The area has twenty-nine members: twenty-five Union states and four EFTA neighbours. Two member states remain outside — Ireland, by choice, and Cyprus, which has yet to join.
2026 Acontecimiento Construcción europea Bulgaria
Euro adoption in Bulgaria
On 1 January the lev gives way to the euro: Bulgaria becomes the area’s 21st member.
2026 Acontecimiento Construcción europea
Euro area at 21
Twenty-one of the twenty-seven member states now share the currency. Of the six outside, only Denmark holds an opt-out: the other five are legally bound to join, with no deadline.