Poland and Germany on Friday called for continued progress on European Union mem...
POZNAN, Poland - Poland and Germany on Friday called for continued progress on European Union membership talks for western Balkan states hoping to join the bloc, rejecting France’s position that it shouldn’t accept more members until it handles its own issues.
The 28 EU states have agreed to take “a clear and substantive decision” on the two hopefuls no later than October, but Macron insisted that first the bloc needs to find better mechanisms for finding agreement among its current members.The bloc faced unprecedented days-long negotiations this week in an effort to decide on candidates for the EU’s top jobs.
“We must leave no vacuum in this region by hesitant behavior, which would certainly not be used by our competitors such as Russia, Turkey or China in our interest.”Friday’s summit in Poland brought together leaders from a handful of EU member countries including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and many Western Balkan countries seeking to eventually join the bloc.
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