When did the Czech Republic join the European Union?

Czechia joins the European Union

Vstup do Evropské unie

1 May 2004. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union on 1 May 2004, and the Schengen area at the end of 2007, which took the checks off its borders.

Where: Czechia

What happened

The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union on 1 May 2004, and the Schengen area at the end of 2007, which took the checks off its borders. It still pays in its own currency, the Czech crown (koruna), rather than the euro.

Say it

Česko je členem Evropské unie od roku 2004.

Czechia has been a member of the European Union since 2004.