Days before a key EU report which could recommend delaying Bulgaria's planned 2007 EU entry by one year, the country's chief prosecutor Boris Velchev has warned that this option would frustrate rather than boost entry preparations.
Speculation continues that the commission may shift its final decision on the entry date to a report in the autumn, with one official indicating "we could propose postponement [of accession] at any time – there is no deadline."
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