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MPs move to lift veto on accession talks but North Macedonia could reject conditions brokered by France
EU leaders reconvene for talks that are expected to be almost exclusively grim in tone
Kyiv welcomes symbolic but conditional move by summit
PM Petkov removed in confidence vote that threatens deal to lift veto on North Macedonia accession talks
Demonstrators blame pro-Kremlin leaders for thwarting membership aspirations
Macron, Scholz and Draghi are visiting Kyiv today
A shake-up of the bloc’s enlargement process and decision-making will be needed
European parliament could reject addition to taxonomy at July meeting
EU commissioners meet today to discuss how to phrase opinion
But the experience of North Macedonia does not bode well for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
Commission expected to make a recommendation next week
Berlin throws its weight behind unblocking stalled enlargement process
Foreign minister calls for bloc to consider granting neighbouring states rapid access to ‘parts of the common market’
Newly re-elected leader defends China missile deal and says he ‘guarantees’ peace in Balkans
Italian PM backs Kyiv’s efforts just weeks after bloc’s leaders collectively declined to support application
Diplomats voice caution about complex process as Ukraine war triggers wave of applications for membership
Kyiv unlikely to be given special treatment to bypass lengthy and complex accession process
Egils Levits wants Brussels to offer Kyiv candidate status in wake of Russia’s invasion
Edi Rama aims dig at bloc’s politicians for being too influenced by nationalist pressures
Voters punish Zoran Zaev for deadlocked EU-accession talks and slow economic progress
Enlargement remains contentious with some of the 27 members vetoing accession talks
Serbs boycott Balkan nation’s government while Russia challenges UN’s role in international oversight
Bloc divided over need for expansion and speed at which nations should be allowed in
Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia to launch own border-free travel and business zone amid frustration with Brussels
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