European Commission

• Europe Agreement , establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part
• Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement [341 KB] , 2004
• Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania [80 KB] ,  25 April 2005
• Ratification process of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania

The Treaty of Accession consists of several parts. The overarching document is the short Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Most of the detailed conditions and arrangements for accession are to be found in the Accession Protocol and its Annexes, which forms an integral part of the Treaty. The Accession Protocol will be annexed to the Constitution for Europe.

Also attached to the Treaty is the Act of Accession and its Annexes. This act enters into force only in the event that the Constitution is not in force on the date of accession. Its contents are the same, in substance, as those of the Accession Protocol. Once the Constitution enters into force the Accession Protocol will replace the Act of Accession.

The signatories of the Treaty of Accession also signed a Final Act on 25 April 2005. The Final Act registers the results of the accession negotiations, including any declarations made by the parties. It also lays down arrangements for the period between now and accession.

Commission’s documents

• Report on Bulgaria's progress on accompanying measures following Accession, 27 June 2007 [117 KB]

• 2006 Comprehensive Monitoring Report on the state of preparedness for EU membership of Bulgaria, 26 September 2006 [187 KB]

• 2006 Key findings of the monitoring report on Bulgaria’s preparedness for EU accession

• 2006 Comprehensive Monitoring Report on the state of preparedness for EU membership of Bulgaria, 16 May 2006  [164 KB]

• 2006 Summary Paper for Bulgaria and Romania

• 2005 Comprehensive Monitoring Report on the state of preparedness for EU membership of Bulgaria [451 KB]

• 2005 Summary Paper for Bulgaria and Romania [451 KB]

• Report on the result of the accession negotiations with Bulgaria and Romania [81 KB] , February 2005 - detailed overview of the outcome of the negotiations.
• 2004 Regular report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession [613 KB] , 6 October 2004
• 2004 Strategy paper on Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia [185 KB] , 6 October 2004
• 2003 Regular report [728 KB]
• 2003 Strategy Paper [148 KB]
• 2002 Regular report [593 KB]
• 2002 Strategy Paper [400 KB]
• 2001 Regular report [310 KB]
• 2001 Strategy paper [239 KB]
• 2000 Regular report [464 KB]
• 2000 Strategy Paper [311 KB]
• 1999 Progress report [228 KB]
• 1999 Composite Paper [180 KB]
• 1998 Progress report [143 KB]
• 1998 Composite Paper [89 KB]
• A financial package for the accession negotiations with Bulgaria and Romania [187 KB] , 10 February 2004
• Road map for Bulgaria and Romania [107 KB] , 13 November 2002

Parliament’s documents

• European Parliament’s resolution for welcoming Bulgarian and Romanian observers, 7 July 2005
• European Parliament’s assent to Bulgaria’s EU membership, 13 April 2005
• European Parliament’ report to Bulgaria's EU membership , 13 April 2005
• Search Parliament’s database for other related to Bulgaria documents