Recently, more attention has been given to the Enlargement file. After having presented its Strategy for the Balkans last February, on 17 April the European Commission came forward with its annual Enlargement Package. Onthat same occasion the Commission proposed to the Council to open membership negotiations with (the Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia and Albania. Furthermore, on 17 May the EU-Western Balkans Summit will be held in Sofia, and in June the Foreign Affairs Council will address the Enlargement file.
Greater attention for Enlargement is a good thing. For too long the Union’s efforts have been mainly addressed to the economic …read more
Enlargement and our fundamental values
