Under his government, long-delayed economic reforms were carried out, including privatization of state-owned enterprises was carried on a large scale and the country started long-sought accession talks with the European Union (which Bulgaria joined on January 1, 2007).
他的政府进行了拖延已久的经济改革，包括进行大规模的国有企业的私有化，开始长期寻求与欧盟入盟谈判(保加利亚2007年1月1日加入)。