Rehn je međutim naglasio da su za daljnji napredak potrebni mnogo jači reformski napori sa strane Ankare, posebno u pogledu reforme ustava, kao i u pogledu ispunjavanja zahtjeva EU u oblastima poput slobode izražavanja i vjerskih i jezičkih prava.
Rehn stressed, however, that further progress would require much stronger reform efforts on Ankara's part, particularly in constitutional reform, as well as on meeting EU requirements in areas such as freedom of expression and religious and linguistic rights.