Until recently , the eu 's remonstrations counted most . But europe 's habitual foot-dragging during turkey 's membership talks has meant that it " has neither any carrots nor any sticks left , " confesses an eu envoy in ankara .

直到最近，欧盟的抗议作用最大；不过欧洲在土耳其入盟谈判中习惯性的拖拉怠惰表明它“既没有胡萝卜，也没有大棒”在安卡拉的一名欧盟特使如此坦言。