EU-Report Accession Bulgaria
The political situation has remained stable over the past year. The
Government has pursued the policy of integration with the European Union. The broad political
support for EU and NATO accession has been further consolidated and there is a strong degree of
consensus on this between President, government and all the political forces in Parliament.
A strategy for accelerating Bulgaria's negotiations for accession to the EU was adopted in
February 2002 by the National Assembly. The need for certain changes to the Constitution ahead of
EU membership has been acknowledged and a broad debate began in July 2002.
Presidential elections took place in November 2001. President Georgi Parvanov, former leader
of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, was elected new President of the Republic of Bulgaria. The
OSCE-ODIHR decided not to deploy a monitoring mission.
The National Movement Simeon II (NMS), in governmental coalition with the Movement for Rights
and Freedoms, was established as a political party in April 2002 and the Prime Minister was
elected NMS party leader.
© EU Commission -- 2003-03-30
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