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(From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases))
] FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 30 December 2006 Foreign Secretary welcomes Bulgarian and Romanian accession to the EU
The Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, has welcomed Bulgarian and Romanian accession to the European Union.
The Foreign Secretary said:
"Joining the European Union is a great achievement for the people of Romania and Bulgaria. I welcome their success. Both countries deserve to take their place as members of the EU. The journey has transformed both countries creating opportunities not just for their citizens, but for everyone in the EU and in Britain.
"Since 1989, democracy and freedom of speech have become entrenched and are now taken for granted. In the last ...