Bulgaria Pleased with EU Final Declaration

19.06.2004

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg expressed his satisfaction with the final declaration issued at the EU summit in Brussels. European Union leaders confirmed the year 2007 as date for Bulgaria and Romania's accession to EU. The leaders of EU 25 member states voiced content with the completion of Bulgaria's entry talks. Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva also explained that the final EU declaration offers Bulgaria even greater security, while Foreign Minister Solomon Passy added that the declaration was a "pure pleasure for Bulgaria". Bulgaria has put an end to negotiations for EU entry this week after technically closing the last two chapters, Competition and Miscellaneous.

Source : Novinite.com