The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, and the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, have taken the opposite view of the European Council by reiterating their support for the opening of EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania (see EUROPE B12352A2).
At a dinner on Tuesday 29 October in Brussels, Ms Mogherini and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries expressed their regret at the European Council's...