Bulgaria and Romania are countries to which I have dedicated special attention, European Parliament President Josep Borrell said as he entered his last weeks in office.

Asked about the biggest challenge of his presidency, Borrell said it was the move from a Parliament of 15 members to a Parliament of 25, soon to be 27.

"Apart this "internal' challenge, the EP faced big legislative topics: the Services directive and the chemicals regulation REACH," President Josep Borrell said in an interview, published at the official site of the European Parliament.

"Europe is going through a triple crisis: a crisis of dimension, legitimacy and efficacy. A decision making system that has not been adjusted to the number of countries produces inefficiency, because it takes longer to decide, and that has the risk of making the Union lose its legitimacy."

Talking about the European Union further expansion, Borrell said tomorrow's Europe needs to give a response to the globalised world.

"We have to tackle policy aspects about which we were not thinking before: energy, immigration, security and police cooperation."

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