Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged France and Germany on Thursday (May 14th) not to modify the criteria for Turkey's EU accession, arguing "rules cannot be changed in mid-match." Erdogan's comments followed a meeting in Ankara with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, who expressed support for admitting Turkey to the Union.
Turski premijer Redžep Tajip Erdogan pozvao je Francusku i Nemačku u četvrtak (14. maja) da ne modifikuju kriterijume za pridruživanje Turske EU, tvrdeći da "pravila ne mogu da se promene u sred igre". Erdoganova izjava usledila je posle sastanka u Ankari sa poljskim kolegom Donaldom Tuskom, koji je izrazio podršku prijemu Turske u Uniju.