On Monday 8 January, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the accession of the Western Balkans to the EU was linked to the resolution of the conflict between Slovenia and Croatia, and added that there was no question of any country joining the EU without having settled its territorial problems.
"The unresolved issue of the border problem between Slovenia and Croatia has an impact on the perspective of the Western Balkans becoming EU members", Juncker said at a press...