Milda is a student at ISM University in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bernardas is a student at Vilnius Gediminas technical university (VILNIUS TECH) in Vilnius, Lithuania. They were both born on 1 May 2004. Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement. Young people, born on or around 1 May 2004 from the new member states, testimony on their feelings about this historical event and the EU. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Enlargement to Lithuania (T)

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Born European - 20th anniversary of the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union – Lithuania

Title: Born European - 20th anniversary of the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union – Lithuania

Cutaways of Milda walking in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania (3 shots)

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Milda, 'I am Milda Barta&scaron;iūnaitė. I am 19 years old.'

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Milda, 'I was born on that beautiful day, when Lithuania joined the European Union and became part of the European Union.'

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Milda, '[My parents] told a lot, because I was very, very curious from a young age. There were always questions about it. They often told me about my birth, about Lithuania at that time and about the European Union, and why do we need to be in the European Union? What benefits does this bring to Lithuania? What is Lithuania now and what was it like?'

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Milda, 'It means the freedom to travel, the freedom to be free, to learn your freedom, to know people from abroad. It's easier to be part of a community, to be safe and to be happy.'

Cutaways of the ISM university building in Vilnius, Lithuania (1 shot)

Cutaways of the Vilnius Gediminas technical university (VILNIUS TECH) located in Vilnius, Lithuania (2 shots)

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian), Bernardas, 'My name is Bernardas Saldus Blekaitis. I am 19 years old and I am from Siauliai. Now I study at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.'

Cutaways of Bernardas studying at Vilnius Gediminas technical university (3 shots)

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Bernardas, 'The day of Lithuania's accession was a very big celebration. All the people celebrated very much, rejoiced, because it was a very big step for Lithuania.'

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Bernardas, 'The European Union is allocating fuel subsidies that help renovate schools, renovate various buildings that will be important for Lithuanian culture.'

SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Bernardas, 'For me, the European Union means a lot, because I believe that the European Union gives every citizen the freedom to travel, to work and to feel at home in every country of the European Union.'

Cutaways of Bernardas playing basketball (3 shots)