Financial Times: Long process EU integration, Serbia has made major concessions to Kosovo

Europe must not give up its goal, otherwise Russia and Turkey will take its place.

“After a long rest, The EU is ready to discuss expanding its borders,” stressed “FT”, remembering that last year, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged to the governments of the six Western Balkan countries “a reliable prospect for EU membership.”

The British newspaper, however, recalls that since 2004 there has been fatigue in expanding the EU to the east and that problems with immigrants have provoked European Union voters.

The text's author, however, notes that an important segment should not be forgotten, which is a geostrategic importance that EU enlargement would have in the case of the Western Balkans, reports “b92”, Periscopi broadcast.

The list stresses that all these countries after a difficult period in the 1990s have achieved a certain stability, which must also be taken into account, as well as a very important role in the Western Balkans in following the great wave of migration.

“Promises about membership triggered a series of difficult decisions that the Western Balkans have brought to the EU. For example, Serbia has made serious concessions regarding Kosovo. However, EU entry remains very long, and meanwhile, the EU's influence declines. Today, only 26 percent of Serbs want membership in the European Union,” writes British newspapers.

“Financial Times” warning that “Russia and Turkey are waiting to take over the EU country, only if the EU gives up. ”

Let us remember, the same newspaper published a text a few days ago that says the EU is ready to include the six Western Balkan countries, as well as Kosovo on its membership, which was contrary to the writing published by Spain./Periscopi/