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ŠTEFAN FÜLE
Enlargment and European neighbourhood policy
Nationality: Czech
Political Affiliation: PES
Previous job: EU affairs minister
Age: 47
On Turkey:
“Let me be very clear on Turkey and its accession process, to reply to the question whether I can imagine Turkey becoming a member: Yes, I can.”
On developing relations with neighbours:
“Unless it is a common endeavour, we will fail in our backyard, whether it is in the south or in the east.”
On the distinction between neighbourhood policy and enlargement:
“There is a clear line between the two policies. Putting them to the left or the right does not mean making the line thicker.”
Moment of disorientation:
Asked about Montenegro, Füle talked about Bosnia and Herzegovina. “And you were speaking English,” he told the questioner on realising his mistake.
Helpful question:
Zuzana Roithová, a fellow Czech, asked what level of security clearance NATO had given Füle. The highest possible, the former ambassador to NATO answered – a distinction shared by few Czechs, he pointed out.
Unasked question of the day:
About the mysterious events surrounding a car accident in Lithuania in 2000, which was followed by a probe by the Czech Republic's National Audit Office.
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