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The accession treaty was signed on 16 April 2003 at the informal European Council by the current 15 EU Member States and Cyprus, Czech republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia. The 5th enlargement of the EU will take place on 1 May 2004, although these government representatives will participate in Council and Parliament activites as observers between now and next May.

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Last modified on May 9 2003.

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