5th Anniversary of Enlargement on TV5 Monde

5th Anniversary of Enlargement on TV5 Monde

BRUSSELS, April 28/PRNewswire/ -- TV5 Monde will broadcast a 90 minutes long special programme
to mark the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the biggest enlargement of
the EU to date. The production is realised in cooperation with the European
Commission, Directorate General of Enlargement and will be broadcasted on
Thursday 30th April 2009 at 9 pm (CET time).

This special programme, called "Vivre à 27... et après?", will
look back at the economic and social repercussions of integration and at the
EU enlargement process which, aside from the political challenges to be dealt
with, raises numerous questions on how Europe functions with 27 members on a
daily basis.

Several European panellists, including Michaela JELINKOVA,
spokesperson for the Czech Republics Deputy Prime Minister for European
affairs, Thomas SNÉGAROFF, historian and specialist on Europe and Pierre
MIREL, Director in charge of Enlargement in the European Commission, will
debate the impact of the 2004 enlargement in the National Museum of Music in
Prague. The former President of the Czech Republic Vaclav HAVEL will also
express his views in a recorded interview.

A series of reports filmed by TV5MONDE in several new member
states, candidate countries and potential candidates will be giving insights
about the benefits and challenges of EU enlargement. The reports will deal
with social and economic developments notably in Poland, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Turkey and Serbia.

The audiovisual material will be available, in international
versions, free of charge and without any copyright restrictions, for European
broadcasters at national, regional or local level.

If you are interested in receiving a copy of this material
please contact:

Press contact
Sandra Bumbar-Malchow
Wassergasse 3
10178 Berlin
Tel: +49-30-65-000-320
Fax: +49-30-65-000-150
Email: s.bumbar@media-consulta.com

Source: European Commission, Directorate General of Enlargement

Press contact: Sandra Bumbar-Malchow, Wassergasse 3, 10178 Berlin, Tel: +49-30-65-000-320, Fax:+49-30-65-000-150, Email: s.bumbar@media-consulta.com

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