Bulgaria and Romania's accession treaties theoretically could be viewed separately by the European Union, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin said.

However, he added that he didn't believe the two countries would be assigned different entry dates. In an interview for private Darik radio Kalfin said that Bulgaria's recent Constitution amendments were introduced so that the country could complete its judicial reform just as the EU wanted it to. These amendments allowed the Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev to claim the immunities of several MPs. That has proved that no one is shielding people who committed crimes, or are suspected of committing them, even if they are Members of Parliament.

The independence of Bulgaria's judiciary is in no way threatened, Kalfin said, claiming that this was not only his personal belief, but also the opinion of various MPs and lawyers.

A task group in Brussels will gather Bulgarian experts and politicians as well as European Commission experts, Kalfin said. Its goal will be to clear up all the ambiguities so that everyone in the EC is assured that no one in Bulgaria plans on limiting the rights of the judiciary.

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