site.btaFebruary 15, 2000: Official Start of Bulgaria's EU Accession Negotiations
The flags of Bulgaria and the EU flying side by side (BTA Photo/Momchil Rusev)
On February 15, 2000, the European Union officially began membership negotiations with Bulgaria. The start was given at the first sitting of the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels.
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