The1981 enlargement of the European Communities was the second enlargement of what is now theEuropean Union, then the European Communities (EC).Greece acceded to the EEC on 1 January 1981. It is considered a part of theMediterranean enlargement.The application for accession was made on 12 July 1975, one year after the restoration of democracy in Greece. In July 1976 negotiations began which ended in May 1979 with the signing of theTreaty of Accession.[1]
Greece did not have aReferendum related to European Union accession.
| Member countries | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | GDP (billion US$) | GDP per capita (US$) | Languages |
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 Greece | Athens | 9,729,350 | 131,945 | 86.553 | 8,896 | Greek |
| Existing members (1981) | 261,743,191 | 3,823,809 | 3,694,558 | 14,115 | 7 | |
| EC10 (1981) | 271,472,541 (+3.72%) | 3,955,774 (+3.45%) | 3,781.111 (+2.34%) | 13,928 (−1.33%) | 8 |
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