According to experts, however, the present institutional framework for an EU of 27 members, the Nice Treaty, provides no technical, legal or administrative barriers to the further expansion of the Union.
Conform experţilor, totuşi, cadrul instituţional prezent, cu 27 de membre UE şi tratatul de la Nisa, nu oferă bariere tehnice, legale sau administrative care să împiedice extinderea Uniunii.