NORMAL LIFE: EU Enlargement - When Will It End?

An article in Helsinki's largest daily, the Helsingin Sanomat, reveals that Bulgaria and Romania still have every chance of joining the Union as early as the beginning of next year. But guess what is preventing their membership? The article mentions 'flourishing organised crime and deeply-rooted corruption'. Well, what are we waiting? Let them in!

Not since is was revealed that the EU was considering Turkish membership a couple of years back has the EU hit the headlines once again. I personally encourage European citizens to seek out opportunities in Europe. Living in Finland has been a wonderful experience on the whole, something that has only been possible since they joined the Union 1995.

When ten new countries joined the EU on May 1, 2004, the number of member states reached 25. Already, three years later the EU wants to recruit to more states reputedly rife with organised crime and corruption. Why can't it stop for a while? Why can't we at least agree on the Constitution before more states make it even more difficult to reach a consensus?