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.
Babačan je kritikovao poteze Francuske rekavši da se njima podrivaju izgledi Turske za punopravno članstvo i dodao: "Ako odstranite [cilj vezan za članstvo], u Turskoj će doći do debate oko pitanja gde nas vode tekući pregovori", rekao je on.