"It would be better for [Turkey] to be with us than for it to be alone and in poverty and underdeveloped, prey to all excesses and temptations," Barnier said, cautioning that a rejection of the Turkish bid could discourage reforms.
"Turskoj bi bilo bolje biti s nama nego sama, osiromašena i nerazvijena, žrtva svih ekscesa i iskušenja", kazao je Barnier, upozoravajući kako bi odbijanje turske kandidature moglo obeshrabriti reforme.