European Union Delays Decision On Bulgaria And Romania - by Joanna Wypior
Brussels, Belgium (AHN) – Reports indicate that the European Union, which saw the accession of 10 former Soviet bloc states join the union over two years ago, has delayed recommending whether Romania and Bulgaria can join the union, with hopes that both countries will speed up political and economic reforms. Both countries are due to join on January 1 of next year, but the European Commission has refused to sign off on both countries' membership applications. The European Commission put off for five months a final recommendation on the two Balkan states' entry date into the 25-nation bloc and said it could still be deferred to 2008. The Commission's progress report marks a dramatic reversal of fortune for Romania, which had been seen as the problem country all along but has now overhauled Bulgaria in the race to the finish line.
The change is thought to be mainly because of Bulgaria's poor efforts at controlling organized crime and tackling official corruption.
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