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Splitting EU membership bids of North Macedonia and Albania 'not possible'

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Splitting EU membership bids of North Macedonia and Albania 'not possible'

Splitting EU membership bids of North Macedonia and Albania 'not possible'

Brussels had been considering both applications alongside each other, but last week Olivér Várhelyi, the European commissioner for enlargement, told Euronews that decoupling the bids "might be an option" if Bulgaria continues to oppose North Macedonia's entrance in the bloc.


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