Senior European Union officials, worried by growing Chinese and Russian influenc...
BRUSSELS - Senior European Union officials, worried by growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Balkans, accused France on Friday of making a “historic error” by refusing to let North Macedonia and Albania start talks on joining the EU.
But though the 28 EU governments see Balkan membership as inevitable one day, French President Emmanuel Macron opposed the start of entry talks with Albania and North Macedonia in what one envoy said was an emotional six-hour debate at an EU summit. “We need a reformed European Union and a reformed enlargement process, a real credibility and a strategic vision of who we are and our role,” Macron told a news conference, referring to the long process of admitting new members, which involves candidate countries meeting targets in areas such as the economy and law and order.
European Council President Donald Tusk, who chaired the EU gathering, regretted a “mistake” Chad been made. “When we promise something, set certain specifications, Europe needs to be predictable ... I think it’s in our interests to have these countries bound into the European Union. If you look at the map, you see how important this is,” Merkel said.
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