This is the first time the Union has delayed opening talks with a candidate country because of a human rights issue, and the move is seen as a signal to other former Yugoslav states as well as to Turkey.
To je prvi put da je Unija odgodila otvaranje razgovora s jednom zemljom kandidatom zbog pitanja koje se odnosi na ljudska prava, što je odluka koja se smatra signalom drugim državama bivše Jugoslavije, kao i Turskoj.