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"We have heard words such as enlargement fatigue, crisis or the need for consolidation. These are very depressing words and attitudes, more a testimony to helplessness and elitism than to the ability to actively push ahead with the vision of a united Europe.
Consolidation is not a problem for those countries that joined the Union during the last two enlargements. It is mostly a problem for the old Member States. They should ask themselves why they need consolidation. As regards enlargement fatigue, it is us who are bedevilled by contradictory views and standpoints, not the countries that are ready to meet all our requirements and conditions in order to become EU members.
For example, our conduct towards Turkey is tragicomic because today we cannot even say whether we will be willing to accept Turkey into our elitist circle when the Copenhagen criteria are met, and consequently the question or all questions which …"@en1
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