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Given the fact that insufficient progress was made in comparison with the progress made by the 15 enlargement States on 1 May 2004, Bulgaria’s plan to join the EU on that date was postponed.
It is now clear, however, that Bulgaria has made significant efforts to fulfil Community criteria and to move closer to the Union in political, economic and social terms. I should like to highlight the progress that has been made on a political and budgetary level, which will provide stability for the remainder of Bulgaria’s path to European standards – a journey that will neither be short nor easy.
Against this backdrop, the European Council of 17 December 2004 decided in favour of Bulgaria’s accession on 1 January 2007. The Commission took a similar decision on 22 February 2005, having issued regular reports on how the process was progressing. Parliament should follow suit.
Of course, the accession to the Union of a country such as Bulgaria will inevitably entail costs, which will hopefully be backed up by increasingly effective commitment to internal cohesion, and, most importantly, by Bulgaria enhancing its own ability to interact with and relate to the world – in other words, greater diversity.
I voted in favour."@en1
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