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BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has decided to pursue infringement procedures against 22 member states for their failure to acknowledge Bulgarian and Romanian professional qualifications since these countries joined the EU at the start of this year.The commission said it will send 22 member states - all except Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Slovenia - a letter of are asoned opinion', the second stage in EU legal proceedings.If there is no satisfactory reply within two months, the commission may refer the matter to the European Court of Justice, Europe's highest court.'As long as the directive is not implemented into national law, professionals holding Bulgarian or Romanian qualifications risk enduring needlessly bureaucratic and slow procedures before being able to exercise their right to work anywhere in the European Union,' said the commission in a statement.frances.robinson@thomson.comfr/cmrCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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