German MEP: Bulgaria, Romania Must Watch Infrastructure Plans

Bulgaria and Romania must pay attention to the European Commission's infrastructure plans, said German MEP Markus Ferber.

Ferber, who chairs the German Christian-democrat group in the European Parliament, criticized the Commission's new infrastructure policy. He warned that the two candidate-member countries should watch extremely carefully the infrastructure. In his words, the proposed schemes exclude Romania and the northern part of Bulgaria from the roadbed of Corridor 4.


A new axis from Hungary's capital Budapest to Sofia must be created according to the new infrastructure scheme. From Bulgaria's capital it will split into two branches towards neighbouring Greece and Turkey.

Such a strategy is dangerous because a lot of money were invested in creating the corridors, Ferber said.

Bulgaria and Romania are expected to join the European Union January 1, 2007. However, their accession might be delayed by a year.

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