Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia – welcome to the EU.
Worth reading:
- EU becomes "normal" – Paul Reynolds, BBC
- Norway braced for EU expansion – Aftenposten
- Advice for a successful marriage – Budapest Business Journal
- Mixed feelings – Anke Bryson, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Impact of expansion on Russian-EU trade "cut by half by new deal" – St Petersburg Times
- Fireworks fail to fizz as expansion fatigue takes a heavy toll – John Lichfield, Independent
- Europe’s biggest gamble – Peter Fray, Sydney Morning Herald
- Thatcher’s EU vision becomes reality – Anton La Guardia, Telegraph
- New "Europeans" struggle to define that title – Sarah Lyall, New York Times