The 10 EU acceding states could face punitive measures imposed by the European Commission, if they fail to implement the necessary legislation before November this year.
A monitoring exercise by the Commission last February revealed shortcomings in legislative areas by many of the prospective EU entrants, which will be followed up through early warning letters.
A list obtained by EUobserver shows that whilst the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Malta, Cyprus and Hungary have problems in...
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