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.
U januaru 2007, kada su Bugarska i Rumunija ušle u EU, Brisel je osnovao poseban Mehanizam za saradnju i verifikaciju (Co-operation and Verification Mechanism - CVM) radi procene napretka u ispunjavanju obaveza tih zemalja u domenu reforme pravosuđa i borbe protiv korupcije i organizovanog kriminala.