10 countries joined the EU 20 years ago. What has changed for people with intellectual disabilities and their families in that time?
On 1 May 2004, 10 countries joined the EU. It was the biggest number of countries to join the EU at the same time.
The countries that joined the EU in 2004 are:
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
This report (.pdf) looks at what happened in these 20 years from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities.
The report is about:
- What is the EU
- What is EU enlargement
- Why does this matter to people with intellectual disabilities and their families
- 10 countries overview
- View from Lithuania, by Dana Migaliova
Read the report: 20 years in EU (.pdf)