site.btaDecember 10, 1999: Bulgaria Invited to Start EU Accession Talks
The Bulgarian and EU flags (BTA Photo/Vladimir Shokov)
On December 10, 1999, the EU invited Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia to start accession talks. The formal accession negotiations began on February 15, 2000.
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