Fortune favours the bold in new EU
At the beginning of this year the EU welcomed two new member states, Bulgaria and Romania.
At the beginning of this year the EU welcomed two new member states, Bulgaria and Romania.
There were those who felt that neither would ever make it into the union, as both had more than once been criticised for dragging their heels on necessary reforms.
Areas which came in for particular criticism included security policy and endemic corruption - these are both issues on which Bulgaria and Romania are still working.
Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!
Exclusive offers:
All Digital Access + eReader
Trial
€1
Unlimited Access for 1 Month
*New subscribers only
Annual
€200
€149 For the 1st Year
Unlimited Access for 1 Year
Quarterly
€55
€42
90 Day Pass
2 Yearly
€315
€248
Unlimited Access for 2 Years
Team Pass
Get a Business Account for you and your team
Related Stories
The year in review
The best writing and and the biggest stories of 2019 from the Business Post
Newsround: What Thursday’s papers say
Denis O’Brien is back in court, residents continue to fight the Council on halting site and a row surfaces in government over rent control proposals
More cycle routes, expansion of Luas to Bray and new bus network proposed
Greater Dublin Area draft Transport Strategy published
