For det første, hvad angår bekæmpelse af korruption, er offentlighedens billede af Rumænien i Nederlandene, men også i mange andre medlemsstater, ærlig talt domineret af den idé, at der i Rumænien er tale om meget omfattende korruption, ikke blot på lavt plan, men også på det højeste plan.
To this day, the Bulgarian authorities have not succeeded in finding the 15 experts of which the National Council for Co-Operation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues is meant to consist, and that does not augur well for the prospect of integrating the Roma into Bulgarian society. Precisely how the framework programme for this purpose is to be implemented remains vague and unclear.