While Turkey is knocking on the EU's door, the Western Balkans are engaged in the EU Stabilisation and Association process, and Bulgaria and Romania have recently become eligible for EU membership in 2007, almost all of these countries have seats at Europe's Palace - the Strasbourg-based headquarters of the oldest intergovernmental pan-European structure.
In vreme ce Turcia bate la portile Uniunii Europene, Balcanii Occidentali sunt implicati in procesul de Stabilizare si Asociere, iar Bulgaria si Romania au devenit recent eligibile pentru a adera la UE in 2007, aproape toate statele si-au asigurat cate un loc in palatul european -- cartierul general de la Strasbourg al celei mai vechi structuri interguvernamentale pan-Europene.