BBC: EU ignoring sends a grim message to Balkans

French President Emmanuel Macron was the one who played the role of head-intagonist chief: Macro said “O” when all other EU leaders were in favour of green light for negotiations with northern Macedonia. Neighbouring Albania, it was also left out, the BBC says.

The EU's ignoring sent a grim message throughout the Balkans, reaching countries with expectations of membership like Kosovo and Bosnia, or even Serbia-Montenegro that have been engaged in negotiations for years.

The French veto did not exactly leave the leader of North Macedonia lying on the ground and crushed, but it was practically a mockery of his claims changing the country's name would pave the way for membership.

For 27 years, Greece had rejected the name “Macedonia” because of its region of the same appointment. The dispute ended only in January after a deal secured more difficulties.

Opposition is now a particularly serious blow to young people there because they repel the aspirations of an entire generation. The government in Skopje paid the tribute -- it will not close the 5-year mandate, but in April, the country goes to early elections, the scripture continues, which emphasises that this neglect on the other hand moves Russia to see new opportunities in the region.

Moscow, which is accustomed to disturbing the waters, has also invited Albania and Northern Macedonia to join the Eurosazi economic union, is further stressed.

EU accession negotiations were supposed to ensure the structure to bring northern Macedonia under law rule, Delauney says, but as long as Emmanuel Macron remains at the helm of France, it is hard to say how those talks can begin. /tch