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STARTING NEGOTIATIONS – THE EXPERIENCE OF BULGARIA

STARTING NEGOTIATIONS – THE EXPERIENCE OF BULGARIA. 7 November 2005 ZAGREB. Vladimir Kissiov. The Accession Process. National Economic Development Plans. Agenda 2000. Accession Partnership. Road Maps. National Programme for Adoption of the Acquis. Negotiations. the case of Bulgaria.

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STARTING NEGOTIATIONS – THE EXPERIENCE OF BULGARIA

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  1. STARTING NEGOTIATIONS – THE EXPERIENCE OF BULGARIA 7 November 2005 ZAGREB Vladimir Kissiov

  2. The Accession Process National Economic Development Plans Agenda 2000 Accession Partnership Road Maps National Programme for Adoption of the Acquis

  3. Negotiations the case of Bulgaria • Acquis divided into 31 chapters; • The creation of the coordination mechanism and Working groups in the line ministries following the Chapters of Acquis; • Multilateral Screening (Helsinki group countries) - one year before opening; • Bilateral Screening;

  4. Negotiations the case of Bulgaria • 10 December 1999 European Council in Helsinki • 15 February 2000 Bulgaria started the accession negotiations • 15 June 2004 The negotiations provisionally closed • 25 April 2005 Signing of the Treaty of Accession

  5. Negotiations the case of Bulgaria Not giving any reason for doubt on the EU side about the efficiency and ability to complete the project Using the experience of the other countries Seeking for solutions rather than passively waiting for a proposal from the Commission

  6. Co-ordination structures Council of Ministers Minister of Foreign affairs Minister on European affairs European Integration Council European integration Directorate within the CM Core team Coordination council Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EC European Integration Directorate within MFA 31Working groups

  7. Principles of the negotiations The Accession Process is comprehensive and inclusive: all states are participating on an equal footing and all are destined to join the European Union on the basis of the same criteria and depending on their individual progress !

  8. Principles of the negotiations Accession implies your full acceptance of “acquis communautaire” Effective implementation of the “acquis”, which requires in particular the establishment of an efficient, reliable public administration Resulting rights and obligations

  9. Principles of the negotiations The acceptance of the rights and obligations may give rise to exceptional and non-permanent transitional measures, The requests for any transitional measures shall be limited in time and scope, Shall be accompanied by a plan with clearly defined stages for application of the “acquis”.

  10. Principles of the negotiations The transitional periods must not involve amendments to the rules or policies of the Union, disrupt their proper functioning, or lead to significant distortions of competition. Account must be taken of the interests of the Union, the Candidate Country and the other Candidate States

  11. Principles of the negotiations Bilateral Intergovernmental Conference At least one meeting per six month period at ministerial and deputy level Meetings are held in Brussels, but during April, June and October ministerial meetings are held in Luxembourg 1 2 3

  12. Problems with the 5th Enlargement Chapter 1: Food safety Chapter 5: Public procurement Laws and enforcement; Chapter 24: Intellectual property rights; Judiciary, corruption, police cooperation

  13. Problems the case of Bulgaria The first monitoring report (140 areas across 29 chapters): Areas of serious concerns: 16 Around 50% of the areas Areas that need increased efforts: around 30%

  14. Areas of serious concerns The protection of intellectual and industrial property rights; • Motor vehicle insurance;

  15. Areas of serious concerns • Agriculture • the paying agency and the integrated administration and control system • the common market organization on milk, • transmissible spongiforme encephalopathies (TSEs) • animal by-products (in particular the construction of a second rendering plant and the introduction of a feed ban), • the veterinary control system • animal diseases control, • the trade in live animals and animal products, • veterinary public health and • animal welfare in the chapter on agriculture; • institutional structures and financial management and control in the area of regional policy,

  16. Areas of serious concerns Justice and home affairs • the Schengen acquis and for the management of the future EU external border; • police cooperation; • the fight against organised crime and fraud and corruption;

  17. Implementation of the legislation

  18. Membership in the EU A GAME OF GOLF

  19. Communication Strategy Information Communication Discussion

  20. Some imagine the membership in the European Union as:

  21. .... or like this

  22. ... or maybe like this

  23. ... but it islike this

  24. The Challenge of Enlargement 1 May 2004 10 new Member States 1 Jan 2007? … Bulgaria Romania Turkey Croatia Western Balkans

  25. www.europeaninstitute.bg office@europe.bg Tel: +359 2 9886410 Fax: +359 2 9886411 www.europe.bg www.europa.bg

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