Pored političkih, ekonomskih i upravnih ciljeva određenih 1995. u Kopenhagenškim kriterijima za pristupanje EU, zemlje kandidati moraju ispunjavati obavezu -- kontinuiranu reformu javne uprave u cilju lakšeg izranjanja demokratskog društva i tržišne ekonomije.
Besides the political, economic and administrative objectives imposed in 1995 by the Copenhagen Criteria for EU accession, the candidate countries must fulfil an obligation -- continual reform of public administration so as to facilitate the emergence of a democratic society and market economy.