Babacan je kritizirao poteze Francuske i izjavio da se njima podrivaju izgledi za punopravno članstvo Turske, rekavši, "Ako uklonite [cilj članstva], u Turskoj će postati predmet rasprave gdje nas tekući pregovori to vode," rekao je on.
Babacan criticised the moves by France and said they undermine Turkey's full membership prospects, saying, "If you remove [the goal of membership], it will become a matter of debate in Turkey where the ongoing negotiations are leading us," he said.