Romania Quote by Victor Ponta

The E.U. should want Turkey to be part of it.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Regardless of our ambitions to become part of the E.U., we have to keep in mind that Turkey is also a very strong voice…

— Igor Luksic

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

We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need…

— Traian Basescu

I appreciate cooperation with Turkey on many issues. We are grateful for the support we receive for E.U. and NATO integration for Montenegro.

— Igor Luksic

In Romania, American forces have found a devoted NATO ally.

— Joe Biden

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, with its political intolerance, as I have described it, is prepared to march forward, to break with its taboo about the Armenians, and…

— Orhan Pamuk

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

I'm optimistic about Turkey's prospects for reaching the E.U.'s standards of development, governance, and democracy, whether inside or outside the E.U. Provided you have…

— Andrew Mango

Because of our Turkish roots, we still have a very strong relationship with Turkey.

— Ilkay Gundogan

I am a committed European; a united Europe is Romania's future.

— Victor Ponta