The ten new member states will formally enter the European Union amid a blaze of fireworks and parties under plans drawn up by Ireland – the current holder of the EU Presidency.
On the eve of the ‘Day of Welcomes’, as 1 May has been dubbed, Ireland’s capital is planning to hold a "fireworks extravaganza" as the EU goes from being a 15 member club to one with 25.
The following day there will be a big European Fair in the centre of Dublin as well as a concert.
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