Britain hails EU 'yes' to Romania and Bulgaria, but warns on workers' access
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Britain welcomed the green light from the European Union for Bulgaria and Romania to join the bloc in January, but warned it would only gradually open access to immigrants from those countries.
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Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana said his country had completed its negotiations to join the European Union in 2007.
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STRASBOURG, France -- The European Commission recommended Tuesday that Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union next year _ but under some of the harshest terms ever faced by new members.
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Many people believe that Croatia may join the European Union along with Bulgaria and Romania in 2007.
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New EU member states must not be sidelined say Tony Blair and his Hungarian counterpart.
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The 25-member European Union must keep its doors open to future members after Bulgaria and Romania join the bloc in January 2007, Europe Minister Geoff Hoon has said in an interview with a Portuguese newspaper.
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The EU took a significant step towards its next wave of expansion, naming dates for Romania and Bulgaria to sign entry accords while agreeing an earlier-than-expected start for talks with Croatia.
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Politics: 14 November 2004, Sunday. French President Jacques Chirac hailed the simultaneous entry of Bulgaria and laggard Romania, pinned for 2007.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.Comment
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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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The European Commission has given Bulgaria and Romania the green light to join the European Union in January, but with the closest monitoring system ever imposed on new members.
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European leaders on Friday hailed the expansion of the Schengen passport-free travel zone to nine mostly ex-East Bloc nations as a landmark moment for the continent's integration.
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The head of one of Europe's top rights bodies has joined the European Union and the United States in welcoming key electoral reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament.
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By Darren Ennis and Marcin GrajewskiSTRASBOURG, France - Bulgaria and Romania received the green light on Tuesday to join the European Union in January, rather than a year later, but under the toughest terms ...Comment
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Romania and Bulgaria were given a firm date yesterday to join the European Union in January 2007, despite endemic corruption and widespread human rights abuses.
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Today's review focuses on the European Commission's announcement that Romania and Bulgaria are to be admitted to the EU in 2007
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The European Union said Friday it supported a swift transition to full democracy in Hong Kong while it expressed concerns about the territory&#39;s copyright policy.