On 13 April 2005, the European Parliament gave its assent for European Union membership in 2007 of Bulgaria (522 in favour, 70 against and 69 abstentions) and Romania (497 in favour, 93 against and 71 abstentions). The resolutions presented by the two rapporteurs, British Conservative Geoffrey Van Orden and French Socialist Pierre Moscovici are published in full (see EUROPE 8927).
BULGARIA'S APPLICATION TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UNION
European Parliament resolution on the application by...