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Posted on 18 November 2019 by Gerald

101 On the French Veto, Balkan accession and what next

Dear friends, in October the European Council refused to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. Here is an attempt to illustrate what happened, what France would like to happen now and what should happen.

  • ESI’s proposal: Coup de grâce – Delors and squaring the circle – Norway in the Balkans (25 October 2019)
  • In French: Le coup de grâce – Delors et la « quadrature du cercle » – La Norvège dans les Balkans
CategoriesAlbania, Enlargement, France, Macedonia

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