The Commission’s conclusions, however, were clear: it “considers that Turkey sufficiently fulfills the political criteria and recommends that accession negotiations be opened.”  Were Europe’s leaders to now balk at beginning accession talks with Turkey, they would not only contradict their own previous decisions; they would also be in clear breach of the Union’s repeated political commitments to Turkey.
Однако выводы комиссии недвусмысленны: она “считает, что Турция в достаточной степени соответствует политическим критериям, и рекомендует открыть переговоры о вступлении этой страны”.