"The commission proposal is a strong signal that the Ankara [customs union] protocol has to be accepted by Turkey," said Merkel, whose country will take over the EU presidency on January 1st.
"Predlog komisije predstavlja snažan signal da Turska mora prihvatiti protokol iz Ankare [o carinskoj uniji]", rekla je Merkelova, čija će zemlja preuzeti predsedavanje EU 1. januara.