Bulgaria's EU-Affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva called for more reforms and concrete results in Bulgaria's judicial system.

There are many more things that could be done in the judiciary area by the end of April, which could help for a better evaluation in the European Commission monitoring report, Kuneva argued.

Talking to private Darik radio Minister Kuneva said that some ministers face great difficulties in executing the EU recommendations, underling that these ministers are obstructed by the fact that there is no "EU law" in their field.

Still, in most areas work speed has not been slowed, Kuneva concluded.

During a visit to Sofia, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said there were serious concerns about the rule of law in Bulgaria, which hopes to join the EU with neighbouring Romania. If Bulgaria fails to get results, EU entry could be delayed until 2008.

In the beginning of April Rehn presented to EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee his preliminary report on Bulgaria and Romania. He then said that Romania and Bulgaria's EU accession in 2007 is doable. But in his presentation of both countries EU efforts, he made a clear distinction between the two, reserving his praise for Romania.

For the first time since the two Balkan countries were coupled in a package for the 2007 enlargement, Rehn said only one of the two countries might accede as planned.

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