Luxembourgish prime minister critic on Juncker's policy
Emanuele Bonini
Jean-Claude Juncker's decision to stop the European enlargement process for the next five years «is a mistake», said the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, meeting the international press in Luxembourg city. «When we start a race we have to finish it», underlined the head of government criticizing next European commission president's policy. «We can't say to Turkish and to Macedonian we will let them enter but not now». That's the reason why «I believe it's a mistake saying that for the next five years enlargement is over».
Bettel, Juncker's political opponent in Luxembourg, was referring to what Juncker said in Strasbourg the 15th of July during his speech in the Plenary in the occasion of the vote for his presidency of the next European Commission. In that occasion Juncker stated that «there will be no new enlargement in the next five years», and that because «the EU needs to mark a pause in its enlargement process so that we can consolidate what has been done with twenty eight». Marking the distance from Juncker, Bettel told «it's not me who will stop the European enlargement process».
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Jean-Claude Juncker's decision to stop the European enlargement process for the next five years «is a mistake», said the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, meeting the international press in Luxembourg city. «When we start a race we have to finish it», underlined the head of government criticizing next European commission president's policy. «We can't say to Turkish and to Macedonian we will let them enter but not now». That's the reason why «I believe it's a mistake saying that for the next five years enlargement is over».
Bettel, Juncker's political opponent in Luxembourg, was referring to what Juncker said in Strasbourg the 15th of July during his speech in the Plenary in the occasion of the vote for his presidency of the next European Commission. In that occasion Juncker stated that «there will be no new enlargement in the next five years», and that because «the EU needs to mark a pause in its enlargement process so that we can consolidate what has been done with twenty eight». Marking the distance from Juncker, Bettel told «it's not me who will stop the European enlargement process».
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