There is also the idea that these reforms must be submitted to public opinion in the candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe so that the impression is not given that these are reforms which must be rushed through, not to improve the European Union but to prevent the new Member States from having access to the EU' s decision-making system.
Hertil kommer også bevidstheden om, at disse reformer også skal bedømmes af offentligheden i de central- og østeuropæiske lande, ansøgerlandene, for ikke at give det indtryk, at det er reformer, der bliver lavet i en fart, ikke for at gøre EU bedre, men for at forhindre de nye medlemsstater i at få adgang til EU's beslutningssystem.