Great article. Protests in #Albania resemble students protests in #Serbia. For both to succeed, a #leader must emerge.
🔑 #Macron and #Merz need to tackle the veto to really unlock #EU enlargement
❌ The role of vetoes in the enlargement process be reviewed for any plan to jumpstart progress to be effective.
Read the First Glance by @nina-vujanovic.bsky.social
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#EconSky
Macron & Merz proposed #phased #EUenlargement. For Montenegro- 18 years into its EU path and nearing reform completion- adding new stages now is hardly appealing.
I thank @grimmse.bsky.social of @diepressecom.bsky.social, a knowledgeable journalist on the Balkans, for the interview at @bruegel.org
#Veto power should be limited to the final stage of the accession process if phased enlargement is to work. Read my piece at @bruegel.org on what this means for #EUFirms in the region.