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The Balkan Schengen
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asthfghlThe Balkan countries have quarreled with each other more often than not, always driven by their desire to push one another out of their way, including in their race towards EU membership. Which makes it even weirder that right now they seem determined to accomplish something big together, something one might even call a miracle:
Western Balkan Leaders Seek to Create Region Without Borders
That's because they're tired of waiting and being pushed around by Brussels:
The European Union’s future members are losing patience
Some may speculate that this is a new-Yugoslav federation in the making, which would be strange, given the animosity that these nations have had to each other ever since the old Yugoslav federation disintegrated. But whatever you might think, it's a fact that these countries are planning something really big. Let's remind of the French decision to veto the further EU membership talks with the Western Balkans (we discussed this here recently). Now at a time when more warnings are being heard of a potential new tension in the region, Serbia, Albania and N.Macedonia are doing big steps towards a possible unification.
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Western Balkan Leaders Seek to Create Region Without Borders
That's because they're tired of waiting and being pushed around by Brussels:
The European Union’s future members are losing patience
Some may speculate that this is a new-Yugoslav federation in the making, which would be strange, given the animosity that these nations have had to each other ever since the old Yugoslav federation disintegrated. But whatever you might think, it's a fact that these countries are planning something really big. Let's remind of the French decision to veto the further EU membership talks with the Western Balkans (we discussed this here recently). Now at a time when more warnings are being heard of a potential new tension in the region, Serbia, Albania and N.Macedonia are doing big steps towards a possible unification.
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