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6/28/07

Times Online: EU’s newest states still plagued by graft and violence - by David Charter

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EU’s newest states still plagued by graft and violence - by David Charter

The failure to tackle underworld crime is the most visible end of the battle to clean up politics and the judicial system in Bulgaria and Romania, which also joined the EU in January under orders to reform. Some MEPs believe that the countries were admitted prematurely, before they had their houses in order.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, joint leader of the Greens in the European Parliament, said: “We decided to let them in too early. We said yes before the reforms were implemented.”

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