* 2003 – The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.

* 2003 – Jyrki Otila, Finnish quiz show judge and member of the European Parliament ( b. 1941 )

According to a 2003 study undertaken by the International Diabetes Federation ( IDF ) on the access to and availability of insulin in its member countries, synthetic ' human ' insulin is considerably more expensive in most countries where both synthetic ' human ' and animal insulin are commercially available: e. g. within European countries the average price of synthetic ' human ' insulin was twice as high as the price of pork insulin.

In 2002 Chile signed an association agreement with the European Union ( comprising FTA, political and cultural agreements ), in 2003, an extensive free trade agreement with the United States, and in 2004 with South Korea, expecting a boom in import and export of local produce and becoming a regional trade-hub.

Croatia became a World Trade Organization ( WTO ) member in 2000 and started the Accession of Croatia to the European Union in 2003.

The A4 connection from Zagreb to Varaždin and Čakovec exists since 2003, which was extended to the Hungarian border in October 2008 to complete the upgrade of the European route E71.

It applied in 2003, and began with accession negotiations in 2005 ( see also: Accession of Croatia to the European Union ).

For example, in a discussion of euthanasia presented in 2003 by the European Association of Palliative Care ( EPAC ) Ethics Task Force, the authors offered: " Medicalized killing of a person without the person's consent, whether nonvoluntary ( where the person in unable to consent ) or involuntary ( against the person's will ) is not euthanasia: it is murder.

In a 2003 European Commission report, TU / e was ranked as 3rd among European research universities ( after Cambridge and Oxford, at equality with TU Munich and thus making it the highest ranked Technical University in Europe ), based on the impact of its scientific research.

In 2003, a member of the European Parliament tabled a proposal in a temporary committee of the European Parliament that national civil ensigns be defaced with the European flag.

The November 2003 party convention was held in Dresden and decided the election platform for the 2004 European Parliament elections.

The first stage of the Galileo programme was agreed upon officially on 26 May 2003 by the European Union and the European Space Agency.

The European Union and the European Space Agency agreed in March 2002 to fund the project, pending a review in 2003 ( which was finalised on 26 May 2003 ).

The Scientific Steering Committee ( SSC ) of the European Union ( EU ) in 2003 stated that the risk associated with bovine bone gelatin is very low or zero.

In 2006 the European Food Safety Authority ( EFSA ) stated that the SSC opinion was confirmed, that the BSE risk of bone-derived gelatin was very small, and removed support for the 2003 request of excluding the skull and vertebrae of bovine origin older than 12 months from the material used in gelatin manufacturing.

* Casualty of War: A Childhood Remembered ( Eastern European Studies, 18 ) Luisa Lang Owen and Charles M. Barber, Texas A & M University Press, January, 2003, hardcover, 288 pages, ISBN 1-58544-212-7

Finland in the European Union ( F. Cass, 2003 ) online edition

During his military career, he served as Commander, United States European Command ( COMUSEUCOM ) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe ( SACEUR ) from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 2003.

In June later that year, the African Union ( AU ) lifted sanctions against the country, which had been applied after the 2003 coup.

The Union of the Comoros, known as the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros until 2003, is ruled by Ahmed Abdallah Sambi.

* The 2003 novel Fox at the Front by Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson depicts Philby selling secrets to the Soviet Union during the alternate Battle of the Bulge where German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel turns on the Nazis and assists the Allies in capturing all of Berlin.

On 20 September 2003, Latvia voted to join the European Union in a referendum.

On 20 September 2003, in a nationwide referendum, the Latvians voted to join the European Union and Latvia's EU membership took effect on 1 May 2004.

Since 2003 the country has made efforts to normalize its ties with the European Union and the United States and has even coined the catchphrase, ' The Libya Model ', an example intended to show the world what can be achieved through negotiation, rather than force, when there is goodwill on both sides.

Starting in 2003, the Libyan government restored normal diplomatic ties with the European Union and the United States and has even coined the catchphrase, " The Libya Model ", an example intended to show the world what can be achieved through negotiation rather than force when there is goodwill on both sides .< ref > Hirsh, Michael, ( 11 May 2006 ), < u >" The Real Libya Model "< u >, Newsweek.

On 16 April 2003 in Athens, Miller, together with Cimoszewicz, signed the Accession Treaty, bringing Poland into the European Union.

On 7 and 8 June 2003, 77. 45 % of the referendum participants voted in favor of Poland ’ s accession to the European Union.

In 2003, it was reconstituted as a state union officially known as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

On 4 February 2003, the federal parliament of Yugoslavia created a loose state union-State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

The FEBA Seychelles station was decommissioned at the end of March 2003, and short wave broadcasts were transferred to other stations, many in the former Soviet Union.

* 2003 – In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.

The 2003 draft of the European Union Constitution allowed for the voluntary withdrawal of member states from the union, although the State wanted to leave could not be involved in the vote deciding whether or not they can leave the Union.

Despite allegations of electoral fraud, Eyadéma won 57 % of the votes in the 2003 elections, which international observers from the African Union described as generally free and transparent.

The following twelve members have been promoted to the status of " Legend " since 1996: Ian Stewart ( 1997 ), Gordon Coventry ( 1998 ), Peter Hudson ( 1999 ), Kevin Bartlett ( 2000 ), Barrie Robran ( 2001 ), Bill Hutchison ( 2003 ), Jock McHale ( 2005 ), Darrel Baldock ( 2006 ), Norm Smith ( 2007 ), Alex Jesaulenko ( 2008 ), Kevin Murray ( 2010 ) and Barry Cable ( 2012 ).

In 2003, some of the members from Devo were alleged to have partaken in a side project called The Network, which featured Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Jason White of Green Day.

By 2003, the number of known Local Group members has increased from his initial twelve to thirty-six, by way of the discovery of almost two dozen low-luminosity galaxies.

In 2003, 8 out of 17 members at the Lions Club in Worcester, England resigned when a woman joined the club.

From 1998 through to 2003, the Mars society UK ( MSUK ) continued to support Beagle 2, providing numerous public events at which members of the Beagle 2 project team could speak, and the Beagle 2 model be displayed.

In 2003, an incident involving seized Psion PDAs belonging to members of the Red Brigade indicated that neither the Italian police nor the FBI were able to decrypt PGP-encrypted files stored on them.

In 2003, a series of phone calls between band members resulted in some low-key rehearsals, and soon to a decision to reunite.

On October 23, 2003, Italian police arrested six members of the Red Brigades in early-dawn raids in Florence, Sardinia, Rome and Pisa in connection with the murder of Massimo D ' Antona.

Since coming to power, a disproportionate number of leading positions have been awarded to members of the Alawi sect in a move akin to Saddam Hussein's Ba ' ath Party governance in neighbouring Iraq between 1968 and 2003 when persons from Saddam's home town of Tikrit were appointed in prominent roles.

Taxation as a percentage of GDP in 2003 was 56. 1 % in Denmark, 54. 5 % in France, 49. 0 % in the Euro area, 42. 6 % in the United Kingdom, 35. 7 % in the United States, 35. 2 % in Ireland, and among all OECD members an average of 40. 7 %.

In 2003, South Korean Unification Church members started a political party, " The Party for God, Peace, Unification, and Home.

Seventeen years after the Challenger accident, Columbia broke up on reentry, killing all seven crew members, on February 1, 2003, and it was not replaced.

The Nice Treaty was signed on 26 February 2001 and came into force on 1 February 2003 which made the final preparations before the 2004 enlargement to 10 new members.

In 2003, the cathedral was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ; however, shortly thereafter, the designation was unanimously overturned by the New York City Council, some of whose members favored landmark status for the cathedral's entire footprint, rather than just the building.

After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects.

The bombing incident in Davao airport in 2003 which the Philippine government blamed on MILF members, raised speculation that the peace negotiations might be ineffectual in bringing peace to Mindanao if the MILF is unable to control its operatives.

In 2006 the party announced that it would disband itself: it owed a large debt to the Ministry of Home Affairs, who had lent them money for the 2003 elections, and only a handful of paying members were left.

The group rose to public prominence in September 2006, after 17 members ( including 11 soldiers ) were arrested under the December 2003 anti-terrorist laws and laws against racism, anti-semitism and supporters of censorship.

A small reunion of YTT cast and crew members ( including Tina Arena, Dannii Minogue and Johnny Young ) was held in Melbourne in October 2003 to celebrate the release of an extended version of the " Young Talent Time Tells All " documentary on DVD ( through Universal Pictures ).

Hosted by former Australian Idol 2003 contestant Rob Mills, 2012's YTT features a regular Young Talent Team ( of 10 members ), performing a couple of group numbers each week, with one team member featuring in a solo spot each episode, to showcase their individual talents.

The 12th council, which was elected in 2003, has 31 members, with the liberal Shinui-Greens ticket holding the most seats ( 6 ), and Likud coming second with 5.

Another album of largely jazz-influenced music, Xpectation, was released via download in 2003 to members of the NPGMusicClub.

Along with Smith, the Shock still had six remaining members from their 2003 Finals run ( Cash, Ford, Holland-Corn, Nolan, Powell, and Riley ).

In 2003, further traditional HZDS members left the party and most of them created the People's Union ( Ľudová únia ).