GERMAN CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHROEDER RECEIVES HIS NATIONAL FLAG DURING THE EU ENLARGEMENT CEREMONY IN DUBLIN. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder pats a young flag bearer on the head as he receives his national flag during the official European Union (EU) enlargement ceremony, May 1, 2004 in Dublin. The EU embraced 10 mainly east European members in the biggest ever enlargement of the European Union on Saturday, expanding the union to 25 nations. REUTERS/Russell Boyce