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"The accession of Bulgaria and Romania will mark a historic achievement," said Mr Barroso (Photo: Wikipedia)

Brussels puts raft of safeguards on 'historic' enlargement

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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"The accession of Bulgaria and Romania will mark a historic achievement," said Mr Barroso (Photo: Wikipedia)

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