Bulgaria and Romania were seen as lagging far behind other NATO candidates like the Baltic states and Slovenia; now they seem more plausible.

• 保加利亚和罗马尼亚相对该地区的其他国家而言，不符合北约成员国的条件。远远落后于巴尔干地区的国家和斯洛文尼亚。现在看来是乎更有可能。