The visit to Brussels on Thursday took place just a few days before the publication of the European Commission monitoring report, which will state if the January 2007 accession date can be maintained as well as whether there is a need to use "safeguard clauses" in the areas in which the progress does not meet Brussels' expectations.
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Briselē viesojas tikai dažas dienas pirms Eiropas Komisijas pārraudzības ziņojuma publiskošanas, kas vēstīs, vai pievienošanās notiks, kā paredzēts, 2007. gada janvārī, kā arī, vai jāpiemēro drošības klauzulas jomās, kurās progress nav pietiekams.