"EU Assures Turkey and Balkans on Membership
The European Union today assured Turkey and Balkan nations that the EU�s internal crisis should not delay its commitments to bring in new members.
�The EU was founded on the principle that ... sticking to one�s word is a basic value,� said Olli Rehn, the EU commissioner overseeing the expansion plans.
He said that meant Bulgaria and Romania should join the EU as planned in 2007 if they fulfil the EU�s conditions."
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