"Relations between Turkey and the EU have never been better, and would become even closer as they moved to create an EU which could meet the expectations of its citizens and had a full role in world issues," he told lawmakers.
"Odnosi između Turske i EU nikada nisu bili bolji, a postat će još čvršći kako se budu pomicali ka stvaranju EU koja bi mogla ispuniti očekivanja svojih građana i imati punu ulogu glede svjetskih pitanja", izjavio je Prodi u obraćanju zastupnicima.