Stupanjem dviju zemalja u EU u januaru 2007, EK je ustanovila poseban Mehanizam za saradnju i verifikaciju (CVM) koji ocjenjuje napredak ostvaren na putu ka ispunjavanju pravosudne reforme i antikorupcijskih obaveza, a u slučaju Bugarske -- u borbi protiv organiziranog kriminala.
With the two countries' EU entry in January 2007, the EC established a special Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) to assess the headway being made in meeting their judicial reform and anti-corruption commitments, and in Bulgaria's case -- in fighting organised crime.