European Economic Area
European free trade zone established in 1994
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| March 20 2025 | Romania planned nationwide availability of updated national identity card specifications. |
| February 19 2025 | Croatia's EEA agreement officially entered into force. |
| February 12 2025 | Armenia's parliament approved a bill to launch the country's EU accession process, which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan described as the first step towards potential European Union membership. |
| January 8 2025 | President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, threatened to reconsider the European path and potentially seek secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| January 2 2025 | High Representative issued an order prohibiting the implementation of conclusions by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, citing violations of the Dayton Agreement. |
| January 1 2025 | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and Grand Paris ban Euro 3 (petrol or diesel) cars and Euro 4 diesel cars (with exceptions and free public transport in Montpellier). |
| January 1 2025 | Nantes bans Euro 1 cars. |
| January 1 2025 | Madrid bans Euro 2 cars and Euro 3 diesel cars (with exceptions). |
| January 1 2025 | Mexico and Brazil implement new emission standards: Mexico requires EPA 10 and Euro 6 for heavy vehicles, and Brazil introduces the first stage of Proconve L8 for light vehicle fleets. |
| 2024 | New coalition government formed by the Social Democratic Alliance, Viðreisn, and People's Party, which agreed to hold a referendum on resuming EU membership negotiations by 2027. |
| 2024 | An opinion poll found 60 percent of Greenland's population would vote in favor of rejoining the EU. |
| 2024 | Introduction of Euro V+ emission standards, maintaining the same emission limits as Euro V, signaling continued focus on reducing vehicle emissions and environmental impact. |
| 2024 | The European Union passed regulations aimed at standardizing electronic identities through mobile wallets, indicating a significant shift towards digital identity management across member states. |
| December 25 2024 | National Assembly of Republika Srpska adopted controversial conclusions challenging Bosnia and Herzegovina's legal order. |
| December 18 2024 | Slovakia set a future implementation date for updated national identity card specifications. |
| December 17 2024 | EU Council reiterated additional requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina to proceed with membership negotiations. |
| October 2024 | Albania opens its first EU accession negotiation chapters. |
| October 2024 | Moldovan EU membership referendum resulted in support to amend the Constitution to include the aim of becoming an EU member state. |
| July 2024 | Bilateral phase of screening starts for Moldova's EU accession process. |
| July 25 2024 | Growth Plan reform package for Bosnia and Herzegovina is blocked by four cantons. |
| July 9 2024 | EU halts Georgia's accession progress in response to a law requiring non-governmental and media entities to register as 'foreign agents'. |
| June 2024 | Ukraine becomes a candidate negotiating country for EU accession. |
| June 2024 | Portugal and Bulgaria implemented the new EU identity card standards, completing the implementation across member states. |
| June 25 2024 | First Intergovernmental Conference officially marking the start of accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine. |
| June 17 2024 | Bulgaria set a future implementation date for new national identity card specifications. |
| June 11 2024 | Portugal set a future implementation date for updated national identity card specifications. |
| June 1 2024 | Aberdeen and Edinburgh ban Euro 3 (petrol or diesel) cars and Euro 5 diesel cars (with exceptions, retrofit funding, and replacement-neutral scrappage). |
| May 30 2024 | The Council of the European Union authorized the opening of negotiations for separate agreements between the EU and Andorra and San Marino to establish a legal basis for absence of border controls in the Schengen Area. |
| May 30 2024 | Dundee bans Euro 3 (petrol or diesel) cars and Euro 5 diesel cars (with exceptions, retrofit funding, and replacement-neutral scrappage). |
| May 23 2024 | A Deltapoll revealed 51% of UK public opinion is in favor of rejoining the EU, with 35% against and 12% undecided. |
| May 2 2024 | Germany updated its national identity card design and procedures. |
| April 2024 | The European Commission formally proposed to the Council of the European Union to adopt decisions approving the signing and conclusion of the Association Agreement. |
| April 2024 | Screening of chapters begins for Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU accession process. |
| April 2024 | Euro 7 emissions standard formally approved by European Union countries, representing the latest evolution in vehicle emissions regulation. |
| March 2024 | The European Court of Justice declared the 2019 identity card regulation invalid due to potential overreach of citizens' rights regarding fingerprinting. |
| March 2024 | Iceland began issuing new EU-standard ID cards, becoming the first in the world to use the new ICAO 9303 format with a vertical format. |
| March 21 2024 | EU leaders unanimously granted conditional approval for opening EU membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina during a summit in Brussels. |
| March 12 2024 | The European Parliament passed a resolution confirming Armenia met Maastricht Treaty Article 49 requirements, potentially enabling the country to apply for EU membership. |
| March 12 2024 | European Commission recommended opening EU membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| March 2 2024 | PES held its Election Congress in Rome, acclaimed European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit as presidential candidate, and adopted its election programme. |
| February 29 2024 | Ukraine Facility established, providing up to €50 billion over four years to support financial stability, recovery, and implementation of reforms for Ukraine's EU accession. |
| February 1 2024 | The EU regulation began to apply to the European Economic Area (EEA). |
| January 2024 | Screening of chapters (explanatory phase) begins for Moldova's EU accession process. |
| January 2024 | Liechtenstein began issuing biometric EU-standard ID cards. |
| January 11 2024 | London Mayor's Office released a report highlighting Brexit's damage to the London economy, citing significant economic losses and job reductions. |
| January 1 2024 | Grand Lyon and parts of Strasbourg ban Euro 3 diesel cars (with exceptions). Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole implements similar restrictions with free public transport. |
| January 1 2024 | Madrid bans Euro 6 non-gas or non-electrified cars in the city center (with exceptions). |
| January 1 2024 | Torrejón de Ardoz and Zaragoza ban Euro 2 cars and Euro 3 diesel cars (with exceptions). |
| January 1 2024 | Thailand and Morocco update emission standards: Thailand adopts Euro 5, and Morocco mandates Euro 6b. |
| January 1 2024 | Romania expanded its new national identity card system nationwide, implementing a uniform approach to ID card issuance. |
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