1986 enlargement of the European Union

EU-10 + Spain and Portugal

The 1986 enlargement of the European Union saw Spain and Portugal joining the EU on January 1, 1986. It is considered a part of the Mediterranean enlargement.

Enlargement and partners of the European Union

Previous enlargements

Candidate status

Albania (status)
Macedonia (status)

Potential candidates

Bosnia and Herzegovina (status)
Kosovo * (under the Belgrade–Pristina agreement) (status)

Partnerships

Free trade agreements	Iceland (relations) Liechtenstein (relations) Norway (relations) Switzerland (relations)

Eastern Partnership	Armenia (relations) Azerbaijan (relations) Belarus (relations) Georgia (relations) Moldova (relations) Ukraine (relations)

Northern Dimension	Russia (relations) Norway (relations)

Union for the Mediterranean	Algeria Egypt Israel (relations) Jordan (relations) Lebanon (relations) Mauritania Monaco Morocco (relations) Palestine (relations) Syria Tunisia

European Union topics

Timeline	Pre-1945 1945–1957 1958–1972 1973–1993 1993–2004 Since 2004

Predecessors	Timeline European Coal and Steel Community (1951–2002) European Economic Community (1958–1993/2009) Euratom (1958–present) European Communities (1967–1993/2009) Justice and Home Affairs (1993–2009)

Institutions	European Council European Commission European Parliament Council of the European Union Court of Justice of the European Union European Central Bank European Court of Auditors

Agencies	Banking Border security (Frontex) Criminal intelligence (Europol) Disease prevention and control Environment Foreign affairs (External Action Service) Judicial co-operation (Eurojust) Maritime safety Reconstruction

Law	Acquis Charter of Fundamental Rights Competition law Copyright law Directive Enhanced co-operation Environmental policy Four freedoms labour mobility Government procurement Journal Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification Procedure (legislature) Citizens' Initiative Regulation Schengen Agreement Treaties opt-outs Visa policy LGBT rights

Politics	Elections parliamentary constituencies Enlargement 1973 1981 1986 1995 2004 2007 2013 Future Euromyths Europarty list Euroscepticism Foreign relations Integration Parliamentary groups Pro-Europeanism 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

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International reach and expansion of the European Union

Theory	Eurosphere Pax Europaea Superpower status Federal Europe

Reach	ACP (Economic Partnership Agreements) Association Agreement Free trade agreements Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) (missions) European Economic Area Stabilisation and Association Process Europeanisation High Representative (Bosnia) International Civilian Representative (Kosovo)

Partnerships	European Neighbourhood Policy (statistics) Eastern Partnership Northern Dimension Union for the Mediterranean

Representation	High Representative President of the European Council President of the European Commission Delegations of the European Parliament

Assets	Economy Euro (International status and usage) ECHO Galileo Military