Sofia's EU Entry Celebrations
How Bulgarians will celebrate their country's membership of the European Union
Bulgarians will celebrate EU entry with a national holiday on January 2 - and plenty of other activities including decorations, concerts and tree-planting.
The Bulgarian government has a plan with a long name to celebrate EU membership: the National Programme for Marking the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union. And the long name has a long list of activities to celebrate, too:
- television commercials, brochures and other advertising will popularize the move with the people
- airports and train stations will be specially decorated
- 27 trees will be planted: each representing a typical tree from each of the 27 members of the EU
- an official joint celebration with Romania will take place at the border, at Rousse
- in different municipalities, first-born babies in 2007 will receive special treatment, school open days will be held and various contests and concerts will take place
Welcome again to Bulgaria - and Romania - to the European Union!
