The European Parliament has decided to delay inviting observer MPs from Bulgaria and Romania in a decision some see as a case of double standards.
Sofia and Bucharest had been expecting to send observers to Brussels directly after signing the accession treaty, which lays out the exact terms of membership and which was signed two weeks ago.
The more than 50 observers from the two countries will now only come to Brussels in January next year, or, if Romania and Bulgaria fall back...
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