Q&A: EU accession treaty

A historic moment in the development of the European Union took place on Wednesday 16 April 2003 in Athens, when 10 countries sign a treaty of accession. The BBC's Oana Lungescu answers some key questions about the ceremony, and the future of the expanded EU.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2946149.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2946149.stm

http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/75475.pdf http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/75475.pdf

http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/misc/75478.pdf http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/misc/75478.pdf

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