Austria Quote by Jeff Stelling

Among leaders in Europe there are those who have prejudices against Turkey, like France and Germany.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey must feel at ease. It mustn't say, 'For me, it's the European Union at all costs.' That's my view.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

There's opposition in Europe to Turkish membership because these are the inevitable fears of energetic, poorer, Muslim outsiders who will come in and work…

— Andrew Mango

Turkey will "inevitably" join the EU in our lifetime unless we vote to leave.

— Michael Gove

I don't think that neutrality is an obstacle to Austria's successful integration into European and world structures... but this is a question that the…

— Vladimir Putin

If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.

— Salman Rushdie

70 percent of Turkey’s citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Turks know that if they want to join the EU, then they must respect our rules. We are a union of beliefs, not…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

Austria can only be strong if we are not just members of the European Union but also actively help to strengthen the European Union.

— Sebastian Kurz

Turkey has in interest in finding agreement on more permissive visa requirements, it wants to be recognized as a safe country of origin and…

— Martin Schulz

If the EU doesn’'t want Turkey, they should say it now and clearly. If we are not wanted, then both sides don’t need to…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

We are also trying to fight successfully in the European Union against anti-Semitism. Because of Austria's history, it is, from my point of view,…

— Sebastian Kurz