Diesmal möchte ich jedoch einen anderen Vorbehalt anmelden: die Lage der Waisen und kleinen Kinder. ###>Against this backdrop, and given that the ongoing reforms can be achieved in time, I am in favour of the idea of Bulgaria joining the EU, depending on ‘ own merits criteria’, and therefore feel that the Accession Treaty must be concluded in 2005 so that accession can take place in January 2007.