Bulgaria and Romania’s Accession to the EU:Postponement, Safeguards and the Rule of Law Cover Image

Bulgaria and Romania’s Accession to the EU:Postponement, Safeguards and the Rule of Law
Bulgaria and Romania’s Accession to the EU:Postponement, Safeguards and the Rule of Law

Author(s): Gergana Noutcheva
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Bulgarian Accession ; Romanian Accession ; EU:Postponement ; Safeguards ; Rule of Law

Summary/Abstract: The accession stories of Bulgaria and Romania are an excellent illustration of the EU being caught unawares when making important (legal and political) commitments to two future members while taking in good faith the commitments pledged by the same members-to-be. Date Published: 15 May 2006

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 1-12
  • Page Range: 001-007
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English