Will Romania avoid the safeguard clause?

14 March 2005

What can Romania do to become an effective EU-Member State in 2007 ?

CONFERENCE IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Organised with the support of Mrs Heide Ruehle MEP

Romania will be signing the Treaty of Accession to the European Union on 25 April this year. The actual accession is

Conference "Will Romania avoid the safeguard clause?"

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	Speaker's profile [EN]

envisioned for 1 January 2007. However, should Romania’s reforms not proceed according to expectations, especially in the fields of Justice and Home Affairs and Competition, the European Council may apply a so-called safeguard clause and postpone accession by one year.

In this context the Club Romania-UE Brussels organised a Conference on the topic “Will Romania Avoid the Safeguard Clause?” The event took place on 14 March 2005 in a conference room of the European Parliament’s Hemycicle. Speakers included Mr Kristian Hedberg from the Cabinet of current Commissioner for Enlargement Ollie Rehn, Joost Lagendijk MEP, as well as representatives of civil society, academia, and the press. The topics focused on those issues of immediate concern for Romania, such as corruption, freedom of the press, and the effective implementation of remaining requirements.

The conference raised a high interest for an audience that reached some 150 people. A participants' pack included notes from the speakers, as well as details about Romania's path to accession.

The Club wishes to express its gratitude to all who made this event a success: our supporters in the EP, the speakers, the public and last but not least, the sponsors.

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