Commission confirms Bulgaria’s and Romania’s EU accession on 1 January 2007, completed by a rigorous package of accompanying measures
Today, the Commission adopted its final monitoring report on the preparedness of Bulgaria and Romania for EU membership. Based on the solid progress achieved, the Commission considers that both countries will be in a position to take on the rights and obligations of EU membership on 1 January 2007. To address the limited number of areas where further work will be necessary, the Commission proposes a package of rigorous accompanying measures.
In May 2006 the Commission considered that “Bulgaria and Romania should be prepared for EU membership on 1 January 2007, provided that they address a number of outstanding issues.” Since then both countries have made far reaching efforts and addressed many of the challenges. This has sufficiently brought them into line with prevailing standards and practices within the Union. As for the limited number of outstanding issues the Commission’s report demonstrates that the EU disposes sufficient remedies to ensure that the interests of the Union and its citizens are protected. (Please continue.)
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EU expansion to pause after Romania and Bulgaria
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"increasingly pressing" constitutional deadlock.
http://euobserver.com/9/22497/?rk=1
Today, the Commission adopted its final monitoring report on the preparedness of Bulgaria and Romania for EU membership. Based on the solid progress achieved, the Commission considers that both countries will be in a position to take on the rights and obligations of EU membership on 1 January 2007. To address the limited number of areas where further work will be necessary, the Commission proposes a package of rigorous accompanying measures.
In May 2006 the Commission considered that “Bulgaria and Romania should be prepared for EU membership on 1 January 2007, provided that they address a number of outstanding issues.” Since then both countries have made far reaching efforts and addressed many of the challenges. This has sufficiently brought them into line with prevailing standards and practices within the Union. As for the limited number of outstanding issues the Commission’s report demonstrates that the EU disposes sufficient remedies to ensure that the interests of the Union and its citizens are protected. (Please continue.)
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1257&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Please also see:
EU expansion to pause after Romania and Bulgaria
Croatia can only enter the EU when the union has a new treaty, European
Commission president Barroso has said, refocusing Brussels' agenda on the
"increasingly pressing" constitutional deadlock.
http://euobserver.com/9/22497/?rk=1