On Wednesday 16 December, after weeks of discussions, the ambassadors of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) gave their political agreement to draft conclusions on enlargement. The EU Council once again blocked the adoption of the text on Thursday 17.
Initially, the conclusions should have been adopted by the Environment Ministers without discussion. However, two delegations - the Czech Republic and Slovakia - were opposed.
In a joint statement issued on the evening of 17 December, the...