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Press release - Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement

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  • Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement
    On Wednesday morning, MEPs, EU and member state representatives, and young people born 20 years ago, marked the entry into the EU of ten countries in May 2004.
  • EP President Roberta Metsola, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former EP President Pat Cox, and former Commission President Romano Prodi participated in a formal sitting of Parliament to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement.
  • Addressing the ceremony, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said:
    ”In these past two decades, Europe has been met with unprecedented challenges.
  • The transformative effect of EU enlargement on the lives of generations of Europeans is without any doubt.