Još jedan razlog su prigovori nekoliko jakih članica bloka, koje tvrde da bi se toj pretežno muslimanskoj zemlji u konačnici trebala ponuditi neka vrsta "privilegiranog partnerstva", a ne punopravno članstvo.
Another reason is the objections raised by several of the bloc's heavyweights, insisting that the predominantly Muslim country should eventually be offered some sort of a "privileged partnership", rather than full-fledged membership.