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The EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Laszlo Kovacs supports Romania's and Bulgaria's EU accession
Bela Marko, state minister for coordination of culture, education and European integration activities, on Friday [24 June] had an official meeting with European Union Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Laszlo Kovacs, on a visit to Romania.
"We take a special interest that Romania should join the EU as soon as possible, because this fact will create a state of economic and political safety," the Government Press Bureau quoted Marko as saying.
He added that Romania is aware of the tasks to be fulfilled until 2007, assuring the commissioner that the government is determined to take the necessary steps in justice, fight against corruption, administrative consolidation and fiscal reform.
Laszlo Kovacs said that, despite all difficulties caused by the impossibility to get political approval from the European Council for the EU financial perspectives and by rejection in France and the Netherlands of the European Union's Constitution, the enlargement process to Romania and Bulgaria will go unscathed. The European Commissioner added that Romania can rely on the European Commission's support and on his own support.
On the occasion of the European Commission's monitoring mission, he appreciated the results under Chapter No 10 - Taxation, and Chapter No 25 - Customs Union. He stressed that there are still problems to be solved in the interoperability and interconnectivity systems, the intra-EU VAT and excise duties.
[Media Monitor]
"We take a special interest that Romania should join the EU as soon as possible, because this fact will create a state of economic and political safety," the Government Press Bureau quoted Marko as saying.
He added that Romania is aware of the tasks to be fulfilled until 2007, assuring the commissioner that the government is determined to take the necessary steps in justice, fight against corruption, administrative consolidation and fiscal reform.
Laszlo Kovacs said that, despite all difficulties caused by the impossibility to get political approval from the European Council for the EU financial perspectives and by rejection in France and the Netherlands of the European Union's Constitution, the enlargement process to Romania and Bulgaria will go unscathed. The European Commissioner added that Romania can rely on the European Commission's support and on his own support.
On the occasion of the European Commission's monitoring mission, he appreciated the results under Chapter No 10 - Taxation, and Chapter No 25 - Customs Union. He stressed that there are still problems to be solved in the interoperability and interconnectivity systems, the intra-EU VAT and excise duties.
[Media Monitor]
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