Treaty of Accession 1994
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The Treaty of Accession 1994 was the agreement between the member states of the European Union and four countries (
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...
,
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
,
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
and
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
), concerning these countries' accession into the EU. It entered into force on 1 January 1995. The Treaty arranged accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the EU and amended earlier
Treaties of the European Union The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis. They establish the various EU institutions together with their remit, procedures ...
. As such it is an integral part of the constitutional basis of the European Union. Norway failed to join the EU because its referendum did not pass.


Full title

The full official name of the treaty is:


Referendums

* Austrian referendum * Finnish referendum ** Åland referendum * Norwegian referendum * Swedish referendum


See also

* 1995 enlargement of the European Union * Norway–European Union relations


References

{{EU treaties and declarations 1994 in the European Union Treaties of Accession to the European Union Treaties entered into force in 1995 Treaties concluded in 1994 Treaties of Finland Treaties of Sweden Treaties of Norway Treaties of Austria 1994 in Austria 1994 in Sweden 1994 in Finland Treaties extended to Åland