EU and EEA countries • University of Passau

Countries that are members of the European Union (EU)

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

For more information, see the list of European Union member countries on the EU website.

Countries that are members of the European Economic Area (EEA)

The EEA includes all EU countries listed above. In addition, the following countries are part of the EEA:

Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway

Special case Switzerland

Switzerland is not part of the EU or the EEA. However, Switzerland has signed up to multilateral treaties that replicate most aspects of EEA membership.

In EU and EEA countries, Swiss citizens have the same rights and responsibilities as EEA citizens.