U januaru 2007, kad su se Bugarska i Rumunija pridružile EU, Brisel je uspostavio posebni Mehanizam za saradnju i verifikaciju (CVM) u cilju ocjenjivanja napretka u ispunjavanju njihovih obaveza u oblasti pravosudne reforme i borbe protiv korupcije i organiziranog kriminala.
In January 2007, when Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU, Brussels set up a special Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) to assess progress in meeting their commitments in the fields of judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime.