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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9167
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/enlargement

Commission to propose postponing Bulgaria and Romania's accession only if there are “major problems” - Less serious failings may be corrected by safeguard clauses

Brussels, 04/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - Speaking in Strasbourg on Monday evening before the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn refused to speculate on the conclusions and recommendations to be made by the European Commission on 16 May in its final monitoring reports on Romania and Bulgaria's state of preparedness for accession. He did, however, send a mixed message to both countries, asserting that the date of 1 January 2007 for membership...

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