Bulgaria and Romania, the newest EU members from the region, were slapped with an unprecedented Co-operation and Verification Mechanism upon their entry in 2007, under which their progress in fighting corruption and organised crime is still being monitored by the EC.
Bugarskoj i Rumuniji, najnovijim članicama EU iz regiona, uveden je do tada nepostojeći Mehanizam saradnje i provere, nakon njihovog prijema 2007. godine, na osnovu kojeg EK i dalje prati njihov napredak u borbi protiv korupcije i organizovanog kriminala.