Two-Way Story

Novinite Insider » EDITORIAL | September 7, 2006, Thursday // 00:00
Two-Way Story

By Ivelina Puhaleva

Usually, every affair involves at least two parties, no matter whether it is about love, war, partnership ... or alliance. In any case equality, respect for each other's opinion and trust are preached and I see no reason why it would not apply for Bulgaria's wedding to the EU.

The term "accession" has been in a way twisting this ideal of equality hinting the acceding state is in a way more willing to be part of the Union than the Union itself wishes it.

The EU's flag of sharing the same values denounces such interpretation, so I take "accession" as a mere notion depicting the process' direction. But also excluding any subordination - Bulgaria benefits from being part of the EU and the bloc's market, institutions and society benefits from the Bulgarian membership, aren't they?

So, I believe it's completely inappropriate to expect that we voice any "thanks" for being part of this relationship or fighting back any discriminative attitude in terms of workforce or use of EU's recognised freedoms. PM Stanishev was right to ask for more respect to Bulgaria's efforts to become a full-fledged member of the bloc; but he cause brows-raising by defending "it is too cold for Bulgarians to come" to work wherever.

We will be a full-fledged party of this union once EU's players come to the awareness of its own preached values.

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