Day of Welcomes - EU Enlargement Level: upper intermediate

On 1 May 2004, ten new Member States were welcomed into the European Union. With Ireland holding the EU Presidency at that time, the official ceremony took place in the Irish capital, Dublin.

By courtesy of the Irish government we can publish some of the materials here to give you an insight into the official celebrations of the Day of Welcomes on 1 Mai 2004.

• Address by Mr Bertie Ahern (with questions on the text)
• Remarks following the Accession Day Press Conference (with a grammar and vocabulary exercise)
• Declaration for A Day of Welcomes (with an exercise on text analysis)
• Poem by Seamus Heaney

Sources (texts and photos): EU Presidency 2004 Website

Changed: 26th May 2004 13:45

URL: http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/events/eu-enlargement