Traduction de «La Bulgarie après Jivkov » (Français → Anglais) :

During the whole of 1989, the peoples of Europe expressed themselves: in Poland, the events that had begun with the Gdańsk strikes in the summer of 1980 led to the Belvedere Agreements between February and April 1989, followed by the first free elections on 4 June 1989; in Czechoslovakia, the people commemorated Jan Palach’s sacrifice by fire; in Hungary, they marked the solemn funeral of Imre Nagy, at last rehabilitated; in Bulgaria, President Zhivkov was forced to stand down; and, of course, in East Germany, increasing numbers of people took part in peaceful demonstrations.

43. Insists that the views of the European Parliament should continue to be taken into account in monitoring the progress of reform in Bulgaria following signature of the accession treaty and before any consideration is given to invoking safeguard clauses and, to this end, therefore calls on the Commission to report in a timely and regular manner to Parliament on developments in Bulgaria;

1. Welcomes the decision of the European Council of 17 December 2004 successfully to conclude negotiations with Bulgaria, after many years of negotiation and preparation for accession, thereby ensuring that Bulgaria is well on course to become a member of the EU on 1 January 2007;

The Commission has calculated that Bulgaria has considerable over-capacity in energy production, and, as a new nuclear power station of modern design is being built, any loss to Bulgaria will be compensated for, and any problems are, in our view, perfectly capable of being surmounted.

2. Considers that Bulgaria is an important element in regional stability and recognises its efforts to establish itself as a pillar of security and cooperation in south eastern Europe; appreciates the sacrifices made by Bulgaria, during the Kosovo crisis and subsequently; believes that the efforts made by Bulgaria in implementing the embargo on Yugoslavia with the consequent heavy economic repercussions should be duly taken into account in the evaluation of its progress; stresses that in strengthening border controls, due account should be taken of regional trade relations and the need to develop regional cooperation and cross-border ...[+++]projects in the framework of the Stability Pact;

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act of Accession’), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,