Extension de l'accord de libre circulation à la Roumanie et Bulgarie - Une aubaine pour deux pays corrompus
Après le coup de jarnac opéré par une coalition d'opportunistes fédéraux qui ont voulu éviter un référendum populaire contre l'extension de l'accord de libre circulation à la Roumanie et Bulgarie, on ne peut que déplorer le silence absolu qui entoure ces deux pays dont certains veulent nous faire qu'ils sont des éldorados économiques. Comme ce débat est impossible en Suisse car il est plus facile de bêler avec le troupeau de bonimenteurs, il faut se rabattre sur la presse étrangère anglo-saxonne pour en savoir plus. Et le constat n'est pas brillant. Ces deux pays brillent par leur corruption et l'abus de fonds européens. Payez, braves gens, semble dire l'élite europeiste suisse. Face à cela, il faut soutenir le probable référendum des jeunes UDC. 
1. Bulgaria’s shame - Financial Times, 21 juillet 2008
While Romania has none of the violence or extensive crime networks of its neighbor Bulgaria, it has nonetheless been reluctant to give the judiciary extensive and independent powers to act against corruption.
Both reports were drafts, subject to revision before they are presented to EU foreign ministers this week. But the Commission must tick to its guns. And ministers must back its plans to crack down on Sofia and confirm the suspension of up to €1bn in pre-accession bid.It might seem unfair to pick on a vulnerable new member when, in past years, even bigger frauds involving EU funds – in Greece, for example – did not prompt such radical action. The sanctions will hit Sofia hard as pre-accession funds will be lost for good if they are not spent by the year-end.But Bulgaria and Romania were put on notice when they joined the union in January 2007 that they must tackle corruption. They were placed under special monitoring regimes. Romania, despite its difficulties, seems to have satisfied the Commission – just about. But Bulgaria has not and must pay a price.
With its public finances in order, it can survive the economic shock, though infrastructure plans will suffer. The political impact will be greater, with a row raging over responsibility for the country’s humiliation. The public is furious with its leaders and grateful to the EU for probing in the dung-heap. Mounting anger may force early elections. Those in power, starting with Georgi Parvanov, president, and Sergei Stanishev, prime minister, should consider their positions. But mainstream leaders must take care lest political extremists emerge as winners from this affair. Brussels should help by emphasising it has not put the nation in the dock but key politicians, bureaucrats and court officials. It must also increase aid for administrative and judicial reforms as soon as Sofia genuinely commits to change. But the EU must hold the line. The union can function properly only if its rules are kept across the board. Sceptical voters will be convinced of the merits of enlargement only if members – old and new alike – stick to common standards.
2. Romania defends record on corruption - International Herald Tribune, 22 juillet 2008
While Romania has none of the violence or extensive crime networks of its neighbor Bulgaria, it has nonetheless been reluctant to give the judiciary extensive and independent powers to act against corruption.
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