On Thursday 26 October, EU Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced that he hoped the European Commission would recommend opening accession talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in 2018.
Hahn told a group of reporters in Tallinn that he hoped there could be a recommendation from the European Commission next year on the country’s future accession. The Commission is due to unveil reports on enlargement countries in the spring.
The commissioner...