Eastern Enlargement of the European Union

This exhibition marks the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Enlargement of the European Union. The documents and photos on display represent the variety of fonds available at the archives referring to European politics from the period of the collapse of communism symbolised in the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 until the two EU Enlargements of 2004 and 2007. While the majority of archival holdings concerning the years after 1989 are still closed to the public, certain archival collections have already been partially opened to consultation.

Text of the speech "Breaking the Shackles of the Past: External and Internal Liberating Effects of EU Membership" by Angel Viñas at the conference "Building an Inclusive Society for Europe: the Challenge facing Latvia", Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 4th May 1998 (HAEU, AV116)
Cover page of the brochure Lending in Central European Accession Countries by the European Investment Bank , 1999 (HAUE, BEI 7074)
Agreement between ESA and the Government of the Soviet Union draft text of the agreement, 21st November 1989 (HAEU, ESA 13032)
Document on international cooperation for microgravity programme activities with NASA and the former Soviet Union, 28th February 1992 (HAEU, ESA 16371)
Cooperation agreement between the Republic of Poland and the European University Institute, 30th January 1997 (HAEU, EUI 46)
Text of speech of Commission President Santer to the European Parliament regarding EU’s relations with Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd March 1995 (HAEU, GJLA 187)
Text of speech of Commission President Santer to the European Parliament regarding EU’s relations with Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd March 1995 (HAEU, GJLA 187)
The President of the European Commission Romano Prodi addressing the plenary session of the Parliament about the strategy of the Republic of Latvia for integration into the European Union, Riga 9th February 2000 (HAEU, RP 492-29)
Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania meeting with Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission in Vilnius, 11th February 2000 (HAEU, RP 493-08)
Group photograph of the participants to the Zagreb summit of 21st December 2000 (HAEU, RP 494-01)
Group photograph of the Heads of State or Government in occasion of the celebration for the Enlargement of the EU, Dublin 1st May 2004 (HAEU, RP 495)