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Traian Băsescu, President of Romania, addressing the public

The Commission organised an event in the centre of Brussels hosted by President José Manuel Barroso and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, and open to all. Representatives of Bulgaria and Romania were present. The world’s biggest ever gingerbread(3x3 metres), representing a giant map of the EU, was unveiled. The President of Romania and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria completed the enlarged EU’s map by inserting two pieces corresponding to the maps of their countries into the gingerbread map of the EU. A "Human Chain" initiative was also launched, in cooperation with the music channel MTV. Young people had their picture taken and uploaded on the TV station´s website, becoming part of the human chain. This project will continue all through the early part of 2007 and will be accompanied by advertisements inviting thousands of young people to participate by uploading pictures from their computer and becoming part of this human chain. The Bulgarian band TE and the Romanian band SISTEM performed, wrappingup the event. Infos