33 Quotes by Olli Rehn

This means 71 veto points for each member state. That is quite a strong safeguard

A suspension of negotiations would not provide any improvement in the situation for the moment.

The agreement ... paves the way for a smooth adoption of the negotiating framework and thus the opening of the accession negotiations with Turkey,

The agreement between the member states paves the way for a smooth adoption of the negotiating framework and thus the opening of the accession negotiations with Turkey on Oct. 3,

They can count on it that the EU will in principle use the same logic and calculations as during the expansion from 15 to 25.

The negotiations, once started, will certainly be long and difficult. And in many ways the process of negotiations and reform will be as important as the outcome.

Serbia truly is at a crossroads today. It's clear 2006 is a year of major challenges.

Serbia still has some weeks to achieve full cooperation -- roughly at the end of March.

If Serbia-Montenegro still fails to achieve full cooperation with the (International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia) we cannot avoid disruption of the negotiations.