While both the EC and the European Parliament have since confirmed that Bulgaria and Romania have met the requirements for entry, other EU nations have voiced opposition to their admission, which needs to be approved by all 27 members of the Union.
Mada su i EK i Evropski parlament nakon toga potvrdili da su Bugarska i Rumunija ispunile uslove za prijem, druge zemlje EU izrazile su protivljenje njihovom prijemu, koji treba da odobri svih 27 članova Unije.