"It would be better for [Turkey] to be with us than for it to be alone and in poverty and underdeveloped, prey to all excesses and temptations," Barnier said, cautioning that a rejection of the Turkish bid could discourage reforms.
"Bilo bi bolje za [Tursku] da bude sa nama nego da bude sama, osiromasena i nerazijena, žrtva svih ekscesa i iskušenja", rekao je Barnije, upozoravajući da bi odbijanje turske kandidature moglo da obeshrabri reforme.