Noting the "painful" reforms his country has under taken, Stanishev also cautioned that a move to put off Bulgaria's entry until 2008 would "bring about disappointment in public opinion," while encouraging political parties and companies opposing EU standards and rules.
Ukazujući na «bolne» reforme koje je preduzela njegova zemlja, Stanišev je takođe upozorio da bi odluka o odlaganju prijema Bugarske do 2008. «donela razočaranje javnosti» i ohrabrila političke stranke i kompanije koje se protive standardima i pravilima EU.