European Parliament
President.
Question No 9 by Hans-Peter Martin 
Subject: Date for the accession of new Member States
On the basis of the decisions taken on the enlargement of the European Union to include ten new Member States, is the Council aware that setting 1 May 2004 as the planned date of accession will involve an unduly high cost to the taxpayer owing to the appointment of new Commissioners and the short-term appointment of new Members of the European Parliament?
Did the Council take any account of this when setting the date?

