"Ovaj važan korak naprijed Hrvatske ka članstvu predstavlja i signal ostatku jugoistočne Evrope. On pokazuje da proširenje funkcionira, da je EU ozbiljna po pitanju svog opredjeljenja, te da se strukturalne evropske reforme u zemljama isplate," naglasio je on.
"This important step forward by Croatia towards membership is also a signal to the rest to of South Eastern Europe: It shows that enlargement works, that the EU is serious about its commitment, and that structural European reforms in the countries pay off," he stressed.