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04/01/2011
Romania says it may pull out of an EU monitoring mechanism if its Schengen accession is postponed.
Euobserver, EurActiv, ACT Media, Sofia Oggi - 04/01/11; AFP, Sofia News Agency, Focus News Agency, Dnevnik.bg, Mediapool - 03/01/11)
Romania says it may pull out of an EU monitoring mechanism if its Schengen accession is postponed.
Euobserver, EurActiv, ACT Media, Sofia Oggi - 04/01/11; AFP, Sofia News Agency, Focus News Agency, Dnevnik.bg, Mediapool - 03/01/11)
Insisting that it has met the technical requirements for joining Europe's Schengen area, Romania made clear on Monday (January 3rd) that it will keep fighting attempts to delay its accession.
Romania and Bulgaria were originally due to enter the 25-nation border-free zone in March 2011.
But, about ten days ago, the interior ministers of France and Germany, Brice Hortefeux and Thomas de Maiziere, sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) saying such a move would be "premature" in light of the lack of progress in judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime.
Upon their EU entry in January 2007, the EC imposed the so-called Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) on Romania and Bulgaria to measure their progress in meeting commitments in those areas. ...more...
Romania and Bulgaria were originally due to enter the 25-nation border-free zone in March 2011.
But, about ten days ago, the interior ministers of France and Germany, Brice Hortefeux and Thomas de Maiziere, sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) saying such a move would be "premature" in light of the lack of progress in judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime.
Upon their EU entry in January 2007, the EC imposed the so-called Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) on Romania and Bulgaria to measure their progress in meeting commitments in those areas. ...more...
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