"Bulgaria and Turkey’s EU Membership
BY OGNYAN MINCHEV
Among all European countries, Bulgaria will be the first and most affected by the consequences of Turkey’s accession to the EU. Turkey’s membership, of course, will have some positive effects, primarily on the Bulgarian economy – provided that these effects have not been already exhausted in recent years within the common tax-free market on the Balkans. Dilemmas and challenges that Bulgarian state and society face, however, will prevail in number and significance over the positive effects. The first serious challenge is related to the dramatic discrepancy between the demographic trends in Turkey and Bulgaria as well as between the ethnic groups in Bulgaria itself. Even today, long before its membership in the EU, Turkey insists on abolition of visa-regime for Turkish citizens traveling to Bulgaria. "
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