Romania might change accession goal

The governing party yesterday announced through Senator Ghiorghi Prisacaru, chairman of the Foreign Policy Commission, that Romania could revise its EU accession goal, so that the accession process could conclude in 2005-2006 and not in 2007 as previously settled.

The opposition is rather sceptical and believes that the new deadline set by the government is unrealistic.

The announcement was made during the meeting between the Foreign Policy, Defence and EU Accession Parliamentary Commissions and a delegation of the European Parliament headed by Baroness Emma Nicholson.

According to Prisacaru, an earlier date for EU accession had been previously discussed by the Government and PSD (Social Democrat Party). The PSD Senator specified that 2007 was proposed at a particular moment in Romania’s evolution, when the economic and legislative track record was poorer.

“The economic situation of our country and the evolution of negotiations with the EU call for a faster accession pace, and 2007 should be the last and most pessimistic date,” Prisacaru said.