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1.4 EU member states: referenda history
Fact Sheet 1.4: EU states: referenda history
The results were in favour of the EU, unless indicated otherwise.
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Country
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Major EU-related referenda
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Austria
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1994: EU membership
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Belgium
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None
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Bulgaria
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None
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Cyprus
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None
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Czech Republic
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2003: EU membership
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Denmark
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1972: EC membership
1986: Single European Act
1992: Maastricht Treaty - rejection
1993: Maastricht Treaty (2nd attempt)
1998: Treaty of Amsterdam
2000: EMU membership - rejection
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Estonia
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2003: EU membership
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Finland
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1994: EU membership
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France
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1972: EC enlargement
1992: Maastricht Treaty
2005: Constitutional Treaty - rejection
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Germany
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None
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Greece
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None
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Greenland
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1982: rejected EU membership. Withdrawal from the European Communities followed in 1985.
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Hungary
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2003: EU membership
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Ireland
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1972: EC membership
1986: Single European Act
1992: Maastricht Treaty
1998: Treaty of Amsterdam
2001: Treaty of Nice - rejection
2002: Treaty of Nice (2nd attempt)
2008 (12th June): Treaty of Lisbon
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Italy
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None
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Latvia
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2003: EU membership
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Lithuania
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2003: EU membership
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Luxembourg
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2005: Constitutional Treaty
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Malta
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2003: EU membership
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Netherlands
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2005: Constitutional Treaty - rejection
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Poland
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2003: EU membership
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Portugal
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None
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Romania
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None
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Slovakia
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2003: EU membership
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Slovenia
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2003: EU membership
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Spain
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2005: Constitutional Treaty
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Sweden
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1994: EU membership
2003: EMU membership - rejection
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UK
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1975: EC membership (post accession)
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Main source: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
RL, February 2007
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