EU candidates under Brussels' watchful eye

  • 2003-02-13
  • Pierre Glachant
BRUSSELSThe EU's members-in-waiting may have their entry ticket, but for the first years of their membership they will remain under the vigilant eye of Brussels. "There is no reason for them to rest on their laurels," according to the European Union's enlargement commissioner, Guenter Ver-heugen.The EU's 15 existing member states have no intention of relaxing pressure on the 10 candidate countries invited last December to get in shape for EU membership.In November 2003, the European Commission - the EU's executive arm - will publish a comprehensive monitoring report, covering all areas of r...
 
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