He then emphasised that, while he was in favour of the western Balkan countries and Turkey as EU candidates, he was sure further enlargement " will not work with the current institutional framework ".
Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL grupas viedoklis): konstitūcijas noraidīšana bija rezultāts izmaiņām darba tirgos un konkurences jautājumiem, "kas ieradās reizē ar jaunām dalībvalstīm".