The leader of the European People's Party has accused Romania of not fully respecting the political criteria for EU accession, saying it limits the freedom of elections.
In a statement released last week, Hans-Gert Poettering and József Szajer, leader of the Hungarian delegation in the EPP-ED Group, expressed their concern about the election rules in Romania.
They believe that Romania, which is an EU candidate country and may join in 2007, is not fully respecting the so-called Cop...
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