Oštar antikorupcijski stav EU ohrabrio je konsenzus stranaka po pitanju potrebe za reformama, izvršio pritisak na vlade da ispune obaveze kojih se ne bi poduzele i i stavilo to pitanje na javnu raspravu.
The EU's strong anti-corruption stance has encouraged bipartisan consensus on the need for reforms, pressured governments into commitments they would not have undertaken and mainstreamed the issue into the public debate.