As for the EU, the candidacies of Romania and Bulgaria need to be concluded successfully, together with the issue of Turkey's membership aspirations. An EU that includes Sofia and Bucharest, and that is on track with Ankara, will be well positioned to engage the wider region.
举例来讲，北约已经有保加利亚、罗马尼亚和土耳其三个成员国临近黑海。而对欧盟来讲，先要成功解决罗马尼亚和保加利亚的资格问题，然后才谈得上土耳其。吸纳了索非亚和布加勒斯特之后，安卡拉会谈如果再走上正轨，欧盟就能为进一步扩张获取足够的资本。