Romania, Bulgaria recommended for EU
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The European Commission recommended Tuesday that Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union next year &#151; but under some of the harshest terms ever faced by new members.
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STRASBOURG, France  - Bulgaria and Romania were   set to get the green light on Tuesday to join the European   Union in January, rather than a year later, but the executive   European Commission has set unprecedented entry conditions.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 18 Britain, the Netherlands and Spain plan restrictions on immigrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania once the two states join the European Union Jan.Comment
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Bulgaria and Romania, two of Europe's poorest countries, will try to recoup billions of dollars in debt from Iraq despite a call by the Paris Club of creditor states to mostly wipe the slate clean, officials ...
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In Romania, voters are deciding who will lead the impoverished former Communist nation toward membership in the European Union. The elections for a new president and parliament have been overshadowed
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Bulgaria and Romania may join the EU as early as January but tough tests lie ahead, a draft report suggests.
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Bulgaria is located in eastern Europe, with a long strip of land along the Black Sea.
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Bulgaria has started its first co-mission with the EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with some 30 countries, including Canada and Turkey.
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Bulgaria and Romania are set to get the green light to join the EU on Tuesday, but under tough conditions.
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BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania and Bulgaria won clearance yesterday to join the European Union on Jan. 1, capping an arduous journey from the chaos of communism's collapse but still facing some of the toughest terms ever for membership in the bloc.
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The European Union of Wednesday urged applicants Bulgaria and Romania to continue economic and democratic reforms to fully meet membership requirements at the schedule of their admission in January 2007.
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BUCHAREST, Jan 29 (IPS) - With the European Union becoming ever more  uncomfortable over its energy dependency on Russia, Romania,  which joined the bloc along with Bulgaria Jan. 1, is paving the  way for a pipeline project considered crucial for Europe's  energy safety.
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President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Prime Minister Indulis Emsis (Union of Greens and Farmers, ZZS) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks (People's Party, TP) will join the leaders of other European Union ...
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Romanians and Bulgarians may face work restrictions in the UK if their countries join the EU, the home secretary hints.
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Business: 16 October 2004, Saturday. After Bulgaria joins the European Union in 2007, it will be considered as India's gateway to the common European market, according to the Indian Financial Express daily.
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European Union leaders seeking to  reassure voters about plans to enlarge the bloc remained far  from united on Friday about the future shape of the union, set  to grow to 27 members when Bulgaria and Romania join on January  1.
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Politics: 26 September 2004, Sunday. Sofia and Tripoli have agreed to ask the European Union (EU) to join the discussions over the case with the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya.