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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-05-01
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[01] Cyprus flag raised as EU leaders welcome accession of new members
[01] Cyprus flag raised as EU leaders welcome accession of new members
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Cyprus flag raised as EU leaders welcome accession of new members
by Maria Myles
Dublin, May 1 (CNA) -- The flag of the Republic of Cyprus fluttered in
the wind this evening as it was hoisted, along with the flags of the
other nine new member states of the European Union, in a very special
ceremony to mark the accession of ten countries, from central and
eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.
The ceremony, simple but emotional for many people in Europe especially
the newcomers, took place at the residence of the Irish President Mary
McAleese in the presence of Irish premier Bertie Ahern, whose country
holds the six-monthly rotating EU presidency.
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