Romania and Bulgaria, the two countries hoping the join the EU in 2007, closed talks with the EU on agriculture legislation on Friday (4 June).
This is an important step for both countries which are now closer to concluding the pre-accession negotiations with the bloc this year.
The negotiations concerned sensitive agricultural issues such as milk, sugar and tobacco quotas.
Direct payments for farmers are also included in this chapter. Romania and Bulgaria are considered pa...
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