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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8460

13 May 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lithuania
Lithuanians vote overwhelmingly for accession to EU

Brussels, 12/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - An massive majority of almost 91% of Lithuanians voted in favour of their country's accession to the EU, at the accession referendum which took place on 10 and 11 May. Only 9% of those who took part in the referendum voted against. As turn-out was over 50%, the result of the vote is mandatory for the Lithuanian Parliament, which will now have to ratify the Accession Treaty, allowing its country to join the EU on 1 May 2004. "I am really very proud of...

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