Analysts had considered Babacan a likely candidate for the post of chief negotiator, given his experience during often-difficult negotiations with the IMF and the fact that economic issues will likely pose one of the greatest challenges during talks with Brussels.
Analitičari su Babakana i smatrali potencijalnim kandidatom za mesto glavnog pregovarača, s obzirom na njegovo iskustvo u često teškim pregovorima sa MMF-om i činjenicu da će ekonomska pitanja verovatno predstavljati jedan od najvećih izazova tokom razgovora sa Briselom.