During the process of the enlargement of the European Union, the acquis was divided into 31 chapters for the purpose of negotiation between the EU and the candidate member states for the fifth enlargement ( the ten that joined in 2004 plus Romania and Bulgaria which joined in 2007 ).

" All will be released into the wild near Mount Kenya. In 2004 Woburn Safari Parks ' Dr. Jake Veasey ; the Head of the Department of Animal Management and Conservation at Woburn Safari Park and a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums Population Management Advisory Group, with the assistance of Lindsay Banks took over responsibility for the management and coordination of the European Endangered species Programme ( EEP ) for the eastern bongo.

: On December 16, 2004, the CIA added an entry for the European Union ( EU ).

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.

The A6 route between Rijeka and Zagreb was constructed as an expressway in spring 2004, and upgraded to a full motorway in October 2008, thus upgrading the Croatian section of the European route E65.

The European Commission replied to the answers of the questionnaire sent to Croatia on April 20, 2004 with a positive opinion.

It is sometimes included in Europe, and has been a member state of the European Union since 1 May 2004.

After many buffetings and, finally, after the catastrophic results of the June European Parliament election, 2004 Špidla resigned after a revolt in his own party and the government was reshuffled on the same basis.

This goal was rapidly met with great success, as the nation joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004, and held the Presidency of the European Union during the first half of 2009.

Czech is also one of the 23 official languages in the European Union ( since May 2004 ).

In copyright law, European directive 2004 / 48 / EC on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights bases damages on, " the amount of royalties which would have been due if the infringer has requested authorisation ".

* 2002 – Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.

The unsuccessful " Wonga Coup " was attempted by European and South African mercenaries in 2004 with the goal of replacing Obiang with a puppet ruler who would open the country's mineral wealth to the plotters.

The two most important policy objectives in this regard have been accession into NATO and the European Union, achieved in March and May 2004 respectively.

He began touring again in 2004 and is still doing European, Asian and North American shows.

In February 2004 Edmund Stoiber became a candidate of Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder for the presidency of the European Commission but he decided not to run for this office.

Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a euro-sceptic political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2004.

In the 2004 European Parliament election the EFA was reduced to four MEPs two of the SNP ( Ian Hudghton and Alyn Smith ), one of PC ( Jill Evans ) and one of the Republican Left of Catalonia ( ERC ; Bernat Joan i Mari, replaced at the mid-term by MEP Mikel Irujo of Basque EA ) plus two affiliate members ( Tatjana Ždanoka of For Human Rights in United Latvia ( PCTVL ) and László Tőkés, independent MEP and former member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania ( UMDR ).

In 2004 the EFA formally became a European political party.

Since 20 July 2004, ELDR is politically represented in the European Parliament by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ( ALDE ) parliamentary group, formed in conjunction with the European Democratic Party.

At an extraordinary Congress in Brussels held on 30 April 2004 the day before the enlargement of the European Union, the ELDR Party incorporated itself under Belgian law and later became a European political party.

* 2004 – Last Oldsmobile rolls off the assembly line at Lansing Car Assembly on April 29.

* Car and Driver's Best Small SUV 2004

The Russian Touring Car Championship ( RTCC ) — ( Grand-PRIX RTCC ) was created in 2004.

Car manufacturer Bognor in Uruguay assembled a version, the Bognor Diva released in 2004.

The TSX was on Car and Drivers Ten Best list from 2004 – 2006.

A Schwimmwagen, preserved in Brazil, being demonstrated ( 2004 ) Volkswagen Schwimmwagens used the engine and mechanicals of the VW Type 86 four-wheel drive prototype of the Kübelwagen and the Type 87 four-wheel drive ' Kübel / Beetle ' Command Car, which in turn were based on the platform of the civilian Volkswagen Beetle.

On 15 November 2004, the sale of Cosworth was completed, to Champ Car World Series owners Gerald Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven, the current Cosworth Group.

A 2004 Champ Car display engine

Later in 2004, he also appeared on the British motoring television series Top Gear in the " Star in a Reasonably Priced Car " segment where he was interviewed by host Jeremy Clarkson.

For instance, the MDI Air Car made its public debut in South Africa in 2002, and was predicted to be in production " within six months " in January 2004.

The Elise has received critical acclaim for its performance and driving experience, including Best Driver's Car 2001 by Autocar, Car of the Year 2003 by UK Horizons TV, and Best Sportscar 2004 by BBC Top Gear Magazine.

The Jackie Chan Cup, first held in 1984, is an annual celebrity auto race involving international motor journalists and starlets from across Asia in Mitsubishis with professional Touring Car drivers alongside for assistance, and was held before the Macau GP until 2004 when it moved to Shanghai.

The spec chassis was introduced to reduce costs for race teams, however Champ Car had essentially been a spec series since 2004, with all teams favoring the Lola chassis mainly because of Reynard's bankruptcy in 2002.

In 2004, Sports Car International named this car # 7 on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 1970s.

As of October 2006 the RX-8 has won at least 37 international motoring awards including 2003 International Engine of the Year, the 2003 Japanese Car of the Year, Australia's Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 2003, the 2004 Singapore Car of the Year, the 2004 U. S. Best Sports Car, and several UK Best Car Awards.

He was named 2004 Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association.

This includes 73, 645 regular Britannica articles, with the remainder drawn from the Britannica Student Encyclopædia, the Britannica Elementary Encyclopædia and the Britannica Book of the Year ( 1993 – 2004 ), plus a few " classic " articles from early editions of the encyclopaedia.

* Year of the Eucharist ( 2004 – 2005 )

Several accidents have reportedly been caused by discharging firearms into the air ; although the evidence in a few such cases has been disputed, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 43 likely cases of injury from falling bullets during 2004 New Year celebrations in Puerto Rico.

* 2004 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.

Since 2004, the Aflac National High School Baseball Player of the Year has been presented the " Jackie Robinson Award ".

Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards, winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year (" Numb ") awards.

This followed the International Rice Year in 2004.

In 2004 he was recognised as the Australian Humanist of the Year by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies, and in June 2012 was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his services to philosophy and bioethics.

In 2004 Wertico was honored as a Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune ; he has been recommended by that newspaper and the Chicago Sun-Times for album-of-the-year awards.

Glamour Women of the Year 2001, 2001 SAIS-Novartis International Journalism Award from Johns Hopkins University, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the U. S. Congress, 2004, Honorary Doctorate from University of Antwerp ( Belgium ) for outstanding non-academic achievements, as well as many other awards.

** 2004: International Author of the Year

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Since 2004, a Player of the Year ( POY ) award has been given to the player with the most points accumulated throughout the WSOP.

The year 2004, the centenary of his birth, was declared the Year of Gombrowicz.

On December 16, 2002, the UN General Assembly declared the year 2004 the International Year of Rice.

* Seattle University's " Alumni of the Year for Professional Accomplishment " award ( 2004 )

2004 – The company expanded its Microsoft infrastructure management capabilities by acquiring Aelita Software, and won Microsoft's prestigious Global ISV of the Year award for the first time.

* Radio presenter Chris Moyles appeared in June 2004 as a random customer — and suspected National Pub of the Year judge — in The Bull.

* Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year, 2004.

According to the February 24, 2010 policy analysis " The Year of the Drone " released by the New America Foundation, the civilian fatality rate since 2004 is approximately 32 %.

The station recorded its highest ever audience of 11 million listeners in May 2011 and was named " UK Radio Station of the Year " at the 2003, 2004 and 2008 Sony Radio Academy Awards.

* Chris Sarra, 2004 Queenslander of the Year

In the British New Year Honours List published on 31 December 2004, Sykes was awarded a CBE for services to drama, following a petition by MPs.