Cyprus is a member of many international organisations including:

• The United Nations (UN) (1960) and its specialized agencies
  
• Council of Europe (CoE) (1961)
  
• The Commonwealth (1961)
  
• Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (1975)
  
• Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (1960)
  
• World Trade Organisation (WTO) (1995)
  

Relations with the European Union (EU)

• Association Agreement (1972)
  
• Customs Union protocol (1987)
  
• Application for EU membership (1990)
  
• Decision by the European Council to admit Cyprus to the EU on 1 May 2004 (Dec.2002)
  
• Treaty of Accession signed on 16 April 2003
  
• Member of EU since 1 May 2004