Brussels Ready with Monitoring Mechanism on Sofia, Bucharest

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | November 20, 2006, Monday // 00:00

EU member countries were informed of the monitoring mechanism to be used once Bulgaria and Romania became member countries.

The European Commission has been working on a report listing all measures and inspection mechanisms to be used for monitoring reform progress in the two countries.

Enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn's spokesperson Christina Nagy said Bulgaria and Romania would be informed of the EC decision. The proposal will be voted on in the end of the year and will be enforced upon the EU entry of the two countries.

Christina Nagy refused to dwell on the specific items, saying they could not be discussed before the EC accepted the report.

In its final monitoring report on Bulgaria's EU entry readiness released on September 29, the EC said that regular inspections will be carried out to monitor reforms progress even after the two Balkan states are full fledged members.

The country will have to report of the measures undertaken every six months to avoid the introduction of safeguard clauses.

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