Van der Pas: Equal Rules Apply to Everyone in the EU

Ljubljana, 19 June - I have three messages to deliver to Slovenia: firstly, Slovenia should be pragmatic in its preparations for EU membership in order to become able to apply common regulations and rules of the Union, secondly, preparations for EU membership should start immediately and thirdly, it should be borne in mind that Slovenia should carry out the reforms primarily for its own benefit and not merely because of EU membership, Klaus van der Pas, Director General of the Accession Negotiations Task Force (ANTF), told a news conference Friday after his talks with Slovene officials in Ljubljana.

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