The decision of the EU Commission last week to postpone a verdict concerning Romanian and Bulgarian EU accession would have repercussions on the ratification of the Accession Treaty, EUexpands claims.
World Chess King and M-Tel Masters double champion Vesselin Topalov will challenge European commissioners and EC officials in a simultaneous game this Wednesday.
The creation of an independent anti-corruption body in Bulgaria would hardly have the potential to do away with the issue in the last mile to EU accession, SNA Editor-in-Chief Milena Hristova commented for Radio Romania.
The Vatican has declared its support to Bulgaria becoming a full-fledged member of the European Union. A day after consecrating the new Catholic cathedral in Sofia, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano met with Prime Minister Sergey Stanishe
Bulgaria's top prosecutor pointed out that the country's Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor's office need restructuring. In his words a guarantee of the modernization process is vital of these institutions.
Allowing Bulgarian and Romania to enter the European Union in 2007 would be scandalous and a farce, former German President Roman Herzog has said in an interview. Both countries still have a lot of work to do before they join the EU 25, Herzog claims for
Once Bulgaria joins the EU its contract killers and mobsters would quickly spread all over the continent, UK's Sunday Times states in a large article describing Bulgaria as a turf wars torn country. The article starts off with the latest contract murder,
Bulgaria's Vice Prime Minister Emel Etem said that the media that say that the country is not ready for the EU are openly sabotaging the country. Local media should be patriotic, Etem said, because many of the EU countries were influenced by the news dis
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Solomon Passy said Saturday that the European Union would be expecting results from Bulgaria until the last possible moment. Passy, who is currently chair of the Parliamentary Commission on Foreign affairs, said for privat
Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said the pace of expansion will slow down after Romania and Bulgaria join the bloc, the next wave expected no earlier than 2009.
The report of MEP Geoffrey van Orden, in charge of monitoring on Bulgaria, will be delayed for presentation in the autumn.
Details from EU investigator Klaus Jansen's damning report on Bulgaria's fight against organised crime and corruption were published today in the German daily Die Welt. The article, entitled "Contract murders and trafficking people", is part of a series
Romania's Environmental Ministry has lied to the European Commission to receive a better assessment in the EU Monitoring report, Romanian newspaper Adevarul reported. In the Environment chapter the report has given a positive assessment to the establishm
The Dutch have shown up to be much more critical of the EU enlargement than other Europeans, according to a national web-held survey.
A special exhibition opened in Sofia telling the history of Cyrillic letters - to become the third official alphabet of the EU with Bulgaria's entry.
Brussels has given a dim green light to Bulgaria and Romania, as the two applicants are yet to deliver staunch proof of readiness for EU entry, the Economist wrote in its latest edition. Both Sofia and Bucharest appear to be rushing to reach the minimum
All Balkan states deserve to enter the European Union, Albanian President Alfred Moisiu said while delivering a lecture in Sofia.
January 1, 2007 is a reasonable date for Bulgaria and Romania to join the EU, but they need to push harder for changes in the areas specified by the EC, Austria's President Heinz Fischer said Thursday. Fischer met with Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Parvan
As an EU hopeful, Romania was much better than Bulgaria in promoting its assets and that helped it be perceived in a much more positive light, SNA Editor-in-Chief Milena Hristova commented for the Romanian business TV station "The Money Channel". The Rom
A Romanian observer to the European Parliament believes his country would not be fit for EU membership earlier than the middle of 2007.
A flowered flag with the twelve EU stars marked the short-stay visit of key EC officials to Sofia.
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