EC: Last-Minute Debates on Bulgaria Not Ruled Out
The European Commission will continue debates on its draft report on Bulgaria till the very day of its release, the head of the team for Bulgaria in DG Enlargement said.
The European Commission will continue debates on its draft report on Bulgaria till the very day of its release, the head of the team for Bulgaria in DG Enlargement said.
Brussels may not recommend an entry date for Romania and Bulgaria in its report next week but an intermediate solution of giving the answer only this autumn is considered, EUexpands reported, citing European sources.
Bulgaria's bid to join the European Union next year has been strongly criticized by experts sent by Brussels to assess whether the Balkan country is really cracking down on organized crime and corruption, the Los Angeles Times wrote Monday. The article c
A EU investigator has asked Bulgaria's interior minister to publicly apologize after falling out with him over a damning report on Sofia's crime fighting efforts. Klaus Jansen, a top German justice official, was sent on a Brussels mission to Bulgaria to
The furture of the Balkans is in united Europe, former President of Bulgaria Zhelyu Zhelev (1990 - 1997) said during a conference of the Balkan Political Club in Sarajevo.
The Irish government may keep closed its labour market for Bulgarian and Romanian workers if the countries join the European Union next year, according to The Sunday Times.
Sofia expects that the May 16 report of the European Commission will not include a red flag in the sector of agriculture.
The Balkan Political Club has gathered in the heart of Bosnia to discuss its European Union aspirations.
Montenegrin authorities have voiced confidence it will not become a victim of Serbia's failure to arrest war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic. Local politicians are predicting a vote for independence from Serbia in a 21 May referendum and continued talks with
The finance ministers of the EU countries may demand from acceding Bulgaria and Romania to bring their budget accounting schemes in line with those of the bloc to cut their budget deficits. According to Romanian newspaper Adevarul, during a ministerial m
According to the majority of Europeans, peace among all Member states and the single market are the most positive achievements of European unification. These answers dominate two special Eurobarometer surveys conducted in February and March 2006 in the
The Czech Republic is firmly against the European Union enforcement safeguard clauses after Bulgaria's entry. In the words of Czech Republic Deputy European Affairs Minister Vladimir Muller Bulgaria should join the Union as planned January 1, 2007.
Over the last few years Bulgaria saw considerable reforms that lead to revolutionary changes and perceivable results, Bulgaria's prime minister told the BBC in an interview. Sergey Stanishev was firm that Bulgaria's membership in the European Union would
Bulgaria and Romania may accede to the European Union even without making the necessary changes, Austria's Die Presse newspaper wrote in an article, entitled "Brussels's Hands Tied". The safeguard clause, which may delay Bulgaria and Romania's entry by o
The European Union has called off talks on closer ties with Serbia because of its failure to arrest war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic.
President Traian Basescu has said any separation of Bulgaria and Romania concerning their EU accession would be "a political mistake".
Prosecutors in Bucharest have laid corruption charges against nine members of parliament and four ministers, including former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, shows data of the anti-corruption department. Days before the European Commission publishes its k
Bulgaria could be made to wait until the last minute to find out whether it can join the European Union next year, amid serious concern in Brussels about its commitment to tackling organized crime and corruption, Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Acco
This year's Europe Day, which will be marked in Brussels on May 9, will highlight Bulgaria and Romania for the first time as future EU members as of 1 January 2007. This was announced by Bulgaria's Embassy in Belgium and the country's mission to the EU.
EU Commission spokeswoman for enlargement Krisztina Nagy told EUexpands that the decision on the likely date of Romania and Bulgaria EU accession has not been taken yet. Nagy was reacting to information published by the Romanian press according to which
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said there is no data available to confirm Romanian reports that Bulgaria's membership will be delayed by one year. "The efforts of all institutions, involved in Bulgaria's preparation for EU entry, are focused on the target d
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