Bulgaria's Aviation Sector Is to Be Put into Quarantine

Rick Patterson

Attorney

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With Bulgaria's admission into the EU on January 1, 2007, there is cause to apply rigorous safety measures against the new member state. These safety measures will leave Bulgaria outside the single European aviation market, which means that Bulgaria will be treated as any other third country.

The EU transport commissioner, Jacques Barrot, was said to be disturbed that there had been little done to address the concerns of the EU regarding aviation in Bulgaria. These concerns were made known to Bulgaria by the EU last year.

As long ago as May 2005, the EU noted in a report that there were "grave deficiencies" in Bulgaria's ability to carry out safety obligations. It is said that the follow-up study this month was "more worrying than we could have expected."