1981 enlargement of the European Communities

It is considered a part of the Mediterranean 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 the Treaty of Accession.

[1] Greece did not have a Referendum related to European Union accession.

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