"Mi ne smijemo dozvoliti da proširenje EU postane žrtveno janje za [globalnu ekonomsku krizu], jer ono to ne zaslužuje i nije odgovorno za naše socijalne probleme," naglasio je Rehn.
"We must not make EU enlargement a scapegoat for [the global economic crisis], as it does not deserve that and as it is not responsible for our social ills," Rehn stressed.