AFP: Romania and Bulgaria’s hopes to join Schengen tempered by EC unfavorable report
Date: 27-01-2012
Romania’s and Bulgaria’s hopes to rapidly join the Schengen area risk to be tempered again by the publication early in February, of an unfavorable report for entering the European free circulation zone diplomatic sources from Copenhagen declared for France Presse, according to Agerpres. Denmark holds the EU presidency in the first part of the year.The European Commission will publish, early in February, a preliminary report on justice, within the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification, on the progress made by the two candidate countries and according to the first data, it will be unfavorable for Bulgaria. The final report will be published in summer.
The accession of the two states cannot be dissociated so, any problem one of the two countries has automatically represents a sanction for the other.The question of accession was not approached officially during the informal meeting from Copenhagen of interior ministers of the 27 member states, but problem raised in the Commission report were revealed on that occasion.
The Netherlands conditions its vote in favor of expansion of the Schengen area by additional progress proved in the fight against corruption in both states.
