Tom Gallagher, professor of Bradford University, emphasises the crucial role played by NGOs and independent media. "They drew the attention of the EU to flagrant instances of corruption and raised the awareness of voters against candidates who lacked a clean bill of health.
Tom Galager, profesor na Univerzitetu Bredford, naglašava presudnu ulogu koju su odigrale nevladine organizacije i nezavisni mediji. “Oni su ukazali EU pažnju da flagrantne slučajeve korupcije i podigli svest birača o kandidatima koji nisu bili “čisti”.