U međuvremenu, jake sile EU Francuska i Njemačka tvrde da konačno uspješno zaključenje pregovora o pristupanju Ankare ne bi trebalo voditi do punopravnog članstva, nego do neke vrste "privilegiranog partnerstva".
Meanwhile, EU heavy hitters France and Germany have been insisting that an eventual successful conclusion of accession talks with Ankara should not lead to full-fledged membership, rather, some sort of a "privileged partnership".