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EC President Juncker Congratulates Bulgaria, Romania on 10th Anniversary of EU Accession Treaty's Signature

Brussels, April 25 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) -
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Saturday
congratulated on Twitter Bulgaria and Romania on the occasion of
the 10th anniversary of the two countries' signature of the
Treaty of Accession to the EU.

Juncker wrote "congratulations" in Bulgarian and Romanian. "Ten
year ago Bulgaria's and Romania's EU journey began in Luxembourg
with the signature of the Accession Treaty. Proud to be there
from the beginning," he tweeted.

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Deputy Prime Minister for European Policy and Institutional
Affairs Meglena Kuneva Saturday said, quoted by her Bulgaria for
the Citizens Movement, that Schengen is Bulgaria's next big
accession. She was speaking at a solemn ceremony marking the
10th anniversary of Bulgaria's signature of the Treaty of
Accession to the EU, attended by representatives of the
Government and the National Assembly, ambassadors of EU Member
States to Bulgaria, members of the teams involved in the
accession process, and former prime ministers and National
Assembly chairs. "Today Bulgaria has the experience of 10 years
of full EU membership and this is why it is important to finish
our next accession," Kuneva noted.

In her address, the Deputy PM put an emphasis on Bulgaria's next
actions concerning the deepening of the EU integration, and
outlined as key priorities the entry in Schengen and the euro
zone, the participation in the creation of a European energy and
banking union, as well as the establishment of a European
Public Prosecutor's Office.