EU foreign ministers have formally endorsed the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the bloc in 2007 – but the slow entry preparations of the two countries has prompted the EU to draw lessons for future enlargements of the bloc.
The ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday (17 October) rubber-stamped the European Commission's recommendation that the countries join in January rather than making use of a one-year postponement clause.
"The Council [of ministers] welcomes the Commi...
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