The prospect of tough EU safeguards will hang like a Damocles sword over Bulgaria and Romania when they become the newest members of the club in January.
Sofia and Bucharest on Tuesday (26 September) received the long awaited go-ahead from the European Commission to enter the EU as planned on 1 January 2007, avoiding the worst-case scenario of a one-year membership delay.
"Our conclusion is that both countries are in the position to take on the rights and obligations of European...
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