Bulgaria and Romania - a conditional yes

Bulgaria ----- Romania

The European Commission is expected to tell Bulgaria and Romania they can join the EU next year as planned, but only if they fulfil 10 more conditions.

Bulgaria in particular will have to show tangible results in the fight against corruption and organised crime.

A draft report obtained by the BBC also warns that both countries could face serious membership restrictions and cuts to EU funds even after they join.

The report will be presented to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

For Bulgaria and Romania, the answer from the European Commission will be a conditional yes.

having recently had my head filled with several bulgarian friends' views of the situation in their own country, to say nothing of getting the cook's tour of sofia and environs in addition to the drive to and from the macedonian border, i have to say that there is a major gap between bulgaria and the "old" eu... i can't comment on bulgaria vis á vis the newer eu members but, by conservative estimate, i would say that bulgaria has at least 5 more years of concerted effort before the corrupt infrastructure is under control - and that's assuming they actually put out the effort... yesterday, i got a similar, albeit single, second-hand, and ex-pat perspective from someone living in romania...

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