Bolkestein: March towards EU of 40 members inevitable

An EU of 40 is inevitable unless stopped by a referendum, according to outgoing Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, who is strongly opposed Turkey’s membership of the Union.

Mr Bolkestein expressed his reservations about EU enlargement in an interview with French daily Le Monde.

After the accession of Turkey, the EU could expand to take in Belarus, Ukraine and the Balkans.

"Unless there is a ‘no’ in a referendum, the march towards an EU of 40 is inevitable", believes the Dutch...