Bulgaria should sign the EU accession treaty on 25 April, as planned, according to EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn after his meeting with the Bulgarian Minister for European Affairs Mégléna Kunéva.
"I trust the opinion will be positive and the treaty will be signed on 25 April", Commissioner Rehn said.
He insisted, however, that this did not mean the Bulgarian government should now "relax until 1 January 2007", when the country is due to obtain full EU membership.
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