The first discussion, held at the level of Member States' ambassadors to the EU on Wednesday 2 October, on the opening of EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, failed to reach a consensus on the issue.
“Nothing has really changed”, summarised one source to EUROPE, while in June, the Member States had agreed to come together in October for a decision on the subject.
While a majority of Member States are in favour of this opening, several of them are still reportedly...