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Opinion: Bulgaria under friendly fire from Romania
The statements of the European parliament rapporteur
for Bulgaria Geoffrey Van Orden who call premature the decision for an accession
date for Bulgaria and Romania until the European Council meeting next December
14 came as an unpleasant surprise. We have no reasons to doubt Mr Van Orden’s
judgement, besides, he has always been well-intentioned and efficient in
formulating messages towards Bulgaria.
I think the explanation for this
change of mood is the reaction by the highest Romanian personalities with
respect to the possible plans of the British Government to restrict free entry
for Romanians and Bulgarians into the UK labour market. The President Mr Traian
Basescu warned that Bucharest would impose reciprocal limitations, and the
leader of the opposition Mr Mircea Geoana threatened to take legal action
against Mr Tony Blair. Strangely enough Mr Geoana and Mr Blair are sitting at
the same table as leaders in the Party of European Socialists.
Such a
language is of course unacceptable. The Bulgarian leaders would never utter such
macho sounding threats, obviously intended to please the home
audience.
Now Bulgaria seems to be paying the price for its neighbour’s
liberties. Bulgaria and Romania have a common Accession treaty, but Sofia cannot
apologize instead of Bucharest.
Georgi Gotev
Head of Bulgaria in the
EU Press Center
The opinion of the author is personal and does not reflect
official views
© Bulgaria in EU - press center
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