Will Albania and North Macedonia join the EU?

France and Germany scupper bid to schedule accession talks

Edi Rama and Jean Claude Juncker
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) with European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker in Brussels
(Image credit: Aris Oikonomou/AFP/Getty Images)

Hopes of setting a date for formal talks on whether North Macedonia and Albania can join the European Union look set to be dashed this week, following interventions from France and Germany.

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