The European Parliament welcomes 10 new member states of the EU in May 2004. Including speeches by Pat COX, EP President, and former Polish President Lech WALESA. Presentation of flags by representatives of each of the new member states: Petr PITHART, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic and Lubomir ZAORALEK, President of the Lower House of the Czech Republic; Ene ERGMA, President of the Parliament of Estonia; Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS, President of the Chamber of Representatives of Cyprus; Andris ARGALIS, Vice-President of the Parliament of Latvia; Ceslovas JURSENAS, Acting President of the Parliament of Lithuania; Laszlo MANDUR, Vice-President of the National Assembly of Hungary; Anton TABONE, President of the Chamber of Representatives of Malta; Josef OLEKSY, President of the Polish Diet; Borut PAHOR, President of the National Assembly of Slovenia; Pavol HRUSOVSKY, President of the Parliament of Slovakia.

Enlargement to Malta (T)

Enlargement to Poland (T)

Enlargement to Latvia (T)

Enlargement to Lithuania (T)

Enlargement to Slovenia (T)

Enlargement to Czech Republic (T)

Enlargement to Slovakia (T)

Enlargement to Hungary (T)

Enlargement to Cyprus (T)

Enlargement to Estonia (T)

PAHOR, Borut (PSE, SI)

COX, Pat (ELDR, IE, Patrick)

WALESA, Lech (PL)

PITHART, Petr

CHRISTOFIAS, Demetris (CY)

OLEKSY, Josef (PL)

ERGMA, Ene (EE)

TABONE, Anton (MT)

ZAORALEK, Lubomír

Official 2004 enlargement ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

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Speech by Pat COX, President of the European Parliament

Presentation of the flag by Peter PITHART, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic and Lubomir ZAORALEK, President of the Lower House of the Czech Republic

Presentation of the flag by Ene ERGMA, President of the Parliament of Estonia

Presentation of the flag by Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS, President of the Chamber of Representatives of Cyprus

Presentation of the flag by Andris ARGALIS, Vice-President of the Parliament of Latvia

Presentation of the flag by Ceslovas JURSENAS, Acting President of the Parliament of Lithuania

Presentation of the flag by Laszlo MANDUR, Vice-President of the National Assembly of Hungary

Presentation of the flag by Anton TABONE, President of the Chamber of Representatives of Malta

Presentation of the flag by Josef OLEKSY, President of the Polish Diet

Presentation of the flag by Borut PAHOR, President of the National Assembly of Slovenia

Presentation of the flag by Pavol HRUSOVSKY, President of the Parliament of Slovakia

Speech by Lech WALESA, former President of Poland